Proverbs 10:14
Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
15The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
Proverbs 17:20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.
Proverbs 18:7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.
Proverbs 19:8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
Matthew 12:35A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.
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 →