Pro 10:21, Jer 3:15, Joh 21:15-17, 1Pe 5:2-3 | ESV | STEP | The lips of the righteous feed many , but fools die for lack of sense .

j[See ver. 15 above]

k[ch. 13:38]

lSee ch. 2:25

m ver. 16

n[Jude 12]; See John 21:16

p[Philem. 14]

r 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7

s Ezek. 34:4; Matt. 20:25; Mark 10:42; 2 Cor. 1:24

t Phil. 3:17; 2 Thess. 3:9; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 2:7

Proverbs 10:21

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for ^alack of sense.

Jeremiah 3:15

15 “‘And ^bI will give you shepherds after my own heart, ^cwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^dfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^e“Simon, ^fson of John, ^gdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^hmy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ⁱ“Tend ^jmy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^kthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^lyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^mmy sheep.

1 Peter 5:2-3

2 ⁿshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^pnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^rnot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^sdomineering over those in your charge, but ^tbeing examples to the flock.