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

The words of those who are good have a way of making other people's lives better. It could be a word of encouragement, a carefully chosen speech, wise advice, a message of comfort, the truth in what they teach, or being true to what they say they will do. The words of good people are always a blessing, no matter how they look. But fools don't pay attention to the wise. They choose their own path and turn away from truth, wisdom, and God, only to find that their lives have no meaning and are full of foolishness.

I have numerous pals who speak with great wisdom. Everyone pays attention when they speak because their thoughts are always intelligent, well-timed, and important. Their upright lifestyles and wise use of words benefit and edify everyone who hears them. Others, on the other hand, are always talking about everything and spending little or no time doing what they teach. Their statements are dismissed as nothing more than their own need to hear their own thoughts on subjects about which they have little knowledge.