Proverbs 15:7 Cross References

Proverbs 15:7

7: Only the wise can give good advice; fools cannot do so.

You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.

I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.
My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.
I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says, "Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand."

Your lips, my bride, are as sweet as honey. Yes, honey and cream are under your tongue. The scent of your clothing is like that of the mountains and the cedars of Lebanon.

The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.
The godly give good advice, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Because the Teacher was wise, he taught the people everything he knew. He collected proverbs and classified them.
Indeed, the Teacher taught the plain truth, and he did so in an interesting way.

You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.

I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.
I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just and good.
O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do.
Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

You have heard me teach many things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Teach these great truths to trustworthy people who are able to pass them on to others.

Then I will teach your ways to sinners, and they will return to you.
Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
Unseal my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you.

And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
Yet faith comes from listening to this message of good news--the Good News about Christ.

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, "Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent!
For I am with you, and no one will harm you because many people here in this city belong to me."

What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ears, shout from the housetops for all to hear!

for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past--
stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.
For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.

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