The wise in heart accepts commands, But one with foolish lips falls.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: But a prating fool shall fall.
The wise in heart will accept and obey commandments, but the foolish of lips will fall headlong.
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
The skilled mind accepts commands, but a foolish talker is ruined.
The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
Make me understand, that I might observe Your Torah, And guard it with all my heart.
The wise one hears and increases learning, And the understanding one gets wise counsel,
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, And one with foolish lips falls.
The wise treasure up knowledge, But the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare, But the righteous gets out of distress.
He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
In all labour there is profit, But talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
The wisdom of the clever is to understand His way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; Reprove a wise one, and he loves you.
Give instruction to a wise one, and he is wiser still; Teach a righteous one, and he increases in learning.
Words of a wise man’s mouth show favour, but the lips of a fool swallow him up;
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom.