The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
In the fool's own mouth is a rod [to shame] his pride, but the wise men's lips preserve them.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool, but the lips of the wise protect them.
In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.
In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.