Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
In Context
7All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish.
Psalms 143:8whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity.
Proverbs 8:20I walk in ways of righteousness, and am conversant with the paths of judgment;
Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now in the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:8
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. See here, 1. How we may discern a fool and discover him, a wicked man, for he is a foolish man. If we perceive not in him the lips of knowledge, if we find there is no relish or savour of piety in his discourse, that his communication is all corrupt and corrupting, and nothing in it good and to the use of edifying, we may conclude the treasure is bad. 2. How we must decline such a one and depart from him: Go from his… Read the whole commentary →