Proverbs 10:13
In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
12Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.
14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.
Proverbs 15:23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
Proverbs 17:10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:13
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Here is, 1. The great mischief-maker, and that is malice. Even where there is no manifest occasion of strife, yet hatred seeks occasion and so stirs it up and does the devil's work. Those are the most spiteful ill-natured people that can be who take a pleasure in setting their neighbours together by the ears, by tale-bearing, evil surmises, and misrepresentations, blowing up the sparks of contention, which had lain buried, into a flame, at which, with an… Read the whole commentary →