Proverbs 16:22
King James Version (KJV)
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
World English Bible (WEB)
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
Proverbs 16:22 Cross References
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
