Proverbs 10:14
Chachamim treasure up da'as (knowledge); 1 but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
15The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city; 1 the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a chacham, and he will be yet wiser; 1 teach a tzaddik, and he will increase in learning. 1
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the ayin causeth trouble, 1 but one with foolish sfatayim shall come to ruin. 1
Proverbs 17:20He that hath a crooked mind findeth no tov, 1 and he that hath a deceitful lashon falleth into ra'ah. 1
Proverbs 18:7The peh (mouth) of a kesil is his undoing, 1 and his sfatayim (lips) are the mokesh (snare) of his nefesh. 1
Proverbs 19:8He that getteth lev + 19:8 of understanding loveth his own nefesh; 1 he that is shomer over tevunah (understanding) shall find tov. 1
Matthew 12:35The ish tov (good man) out of the good otzar (treasure) brings forth good; and the ish rah out of the evil otzar brings forth evil.
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 →