Proverbs 10:14
Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In Context
15The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
Proverbs 17:20The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a dullard, is his ruin, and, his lips, are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 19:8He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.
Matthew 12:35The good man, out of the good treasure, putteth forth, good things; and, the evil man, out of the evil treasure, putteth forth, evil things.
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 →