Proverbs 10:14
חֲכָמִים יִצְפְּנוּ ־ דָעַת וּפִֽי ־ אֱוִיל מְחִתָּה קְרֹבָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
13בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבוֹן תִּמָּצֵא חָכְמָה וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו חֲסַר ־ לֵֽב ׃
15הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָֽׁם ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם ־ עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח ׃ פ
Proverbs 10:10קֹרֵֽץ עַיִן יִתֵּן עַצָּבֶת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט ׃
Proverbs 17:20עִקֶּשׁ ־ לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא ־ טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה ׃
Proverbs 18:7פִּֽי ־ כְסִיל מְחִתָּה ־ לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
Proverbs 19:8קֹֽנֶה ־ לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשׁוֹ שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא ־ טֽוֹב ׃
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 →