Proverbs 10:14

¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

Wise {H2450} men lay up {H6845} knowledge {H1847}: but the mouth {H6310} of the foolish {H191} is near {H7138} destruction {H4288}.

Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 18:7 (6 votes)

    A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

  • Proverbs 10:8 (5 votes)

    ¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Proverbs 13:3 (4 votes)

    ¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Proverbs 10:10 (3 votes)

    ¶ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Proverbs 9:9 (3 votes)

    Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.

  • Matthew 12:35 (2 votes)

    A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  • Matthew 13:44 (2 votes)

    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.