Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish pride is a scourge; But the lips of the wise preserve them.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
In Context
2He who walketh in uprightness feareth the LORD; But he who is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
4Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean; But there is great increase by the strength of the ox.
Cross References
Job 5:21Thou shalt be safe from the scourge of the tongue, And shalt not be afraid of destruction, when it cometh.
Psalms 31:18Let lying lips be put to silence, Which speak proud things against the righteous, With haughtiness and contempt!
Psalms 57:4My life is in the midst of lions; I dwell among them that breathe out fire; Among men whose teeth are spears and arrows, And whose tongue is a sharp sword.
Proverbs 13:3He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
Proverbs 18:7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare for his life.
Proverbs 22:8He who soweth iniquity shall reap calamity, And the rod of his punishment is prepared.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:3
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord : but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. Here are, 1. Grace and sin in their true colours. Grace reigning is a reverence of God, and gives honour to him who is infinitely great and high, and to whom all honour is due, than which what is more becoming or should be more pleasing to the rational creature? Sin reigning is no less than a contempt of God. In this, more than in any thing, sin appears exceedingly sinful, that it despises God, whom angels… Read the whole commentary →