Proverbs 10:8

Those who are sensible accept commands, 1 but a talkative fool will come to ruin. 1

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The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

In Context

7The righteous person makes those who remember him happy, 1 but the name of the wicked will rot away. 1

9He who walks in integrity walks in safety, 1 but the one who makes his ways crooked, he will be found out. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law; 1 I will observe it with all my heart. 1

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 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, 1 but the one who hates correction is stupid. 1

Proverbs 13:3The one who guards his mouth protects his life, 1 but the one who opens wide his lips will ruin himself. 1

Proverbs 14:23With all hard work comes a profit, 1 but when there is only talk, it leads to poverty. 1

Proverbs 18:7A fool's mouth is his ruin 1 and he ensnares himself with his lips. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:8

7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Both the just and the wicked, when their days are fulfilled, must die. Between their bodies in the grave thee is no visible difference; between the souls of the one and the other, in the world of spirits, thee is a vast difference, and so there is, or ought to be, between their memories, which survive them. I. Good men are and ought to be well spoken of when they are gone; it is one of the blessings that comes upon the head of the just,… Read the whole commentary →

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