Proverbs 10:8
The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
In Context
7The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.
9He who walks in simplicity walks in confidence. But he who corrupts his ways shall be discovered.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it.
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge. But whoever hates correction is unwise.
Proverbs 13:3Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.
Proverbs 14:23In every work, there shall be abundance. But where there are many words, there is often need.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:8
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Both the just and the wicked, when their days are fulfilled, must die. Between their bodies in the grave thee is no visible difference; between the souls of the one and the other, in the world of spirits, thee is a vast difference, and so there is, or ought to be, between their memories, which survive them. I. Good men are and ought to be well spoken of when they are gone; it is one of the blessings that comes upon the head of the just,… Read the whole commentary →