Proverbs 16:22
aUnderstanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: bbut the instruction of fools is folly.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
a:
Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
b:
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Jeremiah 10:8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.