Proverbs 20:15 Cross References - LEB

¹⁵ There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

¹² "But* from where will wisdom be found? And _⌊where in the world_⌋* is the place of understanding? ¹³ A human being does not know its proper value, and it is not found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.' ¹⁵ "Refined gold cannot be gotten in its place, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price. ¹⁶ It cannot be bought for the gold of Ophir, for precious onyx or* sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and glass cannot be compared with it, and its substitution cannot be an ornament of refined gold. ¹⁸ Black corals and crystal will not be mentioned, and wisdom's price is more than red corals. ¹⁹ The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be bought for pure gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies, and all your desires shall not compare with her.

¹¹ For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her.

²⁰ Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart* of wickedness is _⌊of little worth_⌋.* ²¹ Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools _⌊die for lack of sense_⌋.*

⁷ The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart* of fools, not so.

²³ Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good it is!

¹⁶ Getting wisdom: _⌊how much_⌋* better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen _⌊over_⌋* silver.

²¹ The wise of heart* is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.

²⁴ Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

¹² A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.

⁹ The Teacher* was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them. ¹⁰ The Teacher* sought to find delightful words,* and he wrote* what is upright—truthful words. ¹¹ The words of the wise are like cattle goads; the collections of the sages are like pricks inflicted by one shepherd.*

¹⁴ How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about him without one who preaches to them? ¹⁵ And how will they preach, unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "How timely are the feet of those who bring good news of good things."*

²⁹ _⌊No rotten word must proceed_⌋* from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,