Proverbs 14:3
The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
World English Bible British
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 walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Cross References
Job 5:21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
Psalms 57:4My soul is amongst lions. I lie amongst those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 22:8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
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 →