Proverbs 10:11

11 aThe mouth of the righteous is ba fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked cconceals violence.

Proverbs 10:17

17Whoever heeds instruction is on dthe path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

Hosea 4:6

6My people are destroyed efor lack of knowledge;
fbecause you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you gfrom being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
hI also will forget your children.
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