Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs 10:21 The Message (MSG)

The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.

The lips of the righteous feed many: But fools die for want of wisdom.

The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.

Good people’s words will help many others, but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.

The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.

The lips of the righteous feed and guide many, But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.

The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

The lovers of God feed many with their teachings, but the foolish ones starve themselves for lack of an understanding heart.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.