Proverbs 10:14
Wise men store up knowledge, 1 but the mouth of a fool brings destruction near. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
15The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; 1 the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; 1 teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning. 1
Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes grief, 1 but a talkative fool will be thrown down. + 10:10 Some modern versions have but one who bravely corrects makes peace . 1
Proverbs 17:20A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; 1 the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity. 1
Proverbs 18:7A fool's mouth is his ruin 1 and he ensnares himself with his lips. 1
Proverbs 19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own life; 1 he who keeps understanding will find what is good. 1
Matthew 12:35The good man from the good treasure of his heart produces what is good, and the evil man from the evil treasure of his heart produces what is 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 →