Proverbs 10:13
In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding 1 chochmah is found, 1 but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him 1 that is devoid of lev. + 10:13 understanding 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12Sin'ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), 1 but ahavah covereth all peysha'im. 1
14Chachamim treasure up da'as (knowledge); 1 but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction. 1
Cross References
Exodus 10:12And Hashem said unto Moshe, Stretch out thine yad over Eretz Mitzrayim for the arbeh, that they may come up upon Eretz Mitzrayim, and devour kol esev ha'aretz, even all that the barad hath left as remnant.
Proverbs 6:32But the no'ef (one who committeth adultery) with an isha lacketh lev; + 6:32 of understanding 1 he that doeth it destroyeth his own nefesh. 1
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble, 1 but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin. 1
Proverbs 10:31The peh (mouth) of the tzaddik bringeth forth chochmah, 1 but the lashon tahpukhot (tongue of perversion, distortion) shall be cut off. 1
Proverbs 15:23An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), 1 and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!) 1
Proverbs 17:10Ge'arah (scolding) goeth deeper into a meiven 1 than a hundred blows into a kesil (fool). 1
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 →