Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
13In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
Proverbs 17:20He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
Proverbs 19:8But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.
Matthew 12:35A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:14
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Observe, 1. Wisdom and grace are the honour of good men: He that has understanding, that good understanding which those have that do the commandments, wisdom is found in his lips, that is, it is discovered to be there, and consequently that he has within a good treasure of it, and it is derived thence for the benefit of others. It is a man's honour to have wisdom, but much more to be… Read the whole commentary →