Proverbs 10:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments: But a prating fool shall fall.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ The wise in heart will accept and obey commandments, but the foolish of lips will fall headlong.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

Common English Bible

⁸ The skilled mind accepts commands, but a foolish talker is ruined.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.

Proverbs 10:8 Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –

Proverbs 10:10

A sly wink of the eye  causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 12:13

By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 14:23

There is profit in all hard work, but endless talk  leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:8

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Proverbs 9:8

Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.