Proverbs 14:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Proud fools are punished for their stupid talk, but sensible talk can save your life.

Cross References

Job 5:21

You will be sheltered, without fear of hurtful words or any other weapon.

Psalm 12:3

Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that boast so loudly?

Psalm 31:18

Silence those proud liars! Make them stop boasting and insulting your people.

Psalm 57:4

I live among lions, who gobble up people! They have spears and arrows instead of teeth, and they have sharp swords instead of tongues.

Proverbs 12:6

Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.

Proverbs 13:3

Keep what you know to yourself, and you will be safe; talk too much, and you are done for.

Proverbs 14:4

Without the help of an ox there can be no crop, but with a strong ox a big crop is possible.

Proverbs 18:6

Foolish talk will get you into a lot of trouble.

Proverbs 18:7

Saying foolish things is like setting a trap to destroy yourself.

Proverbs 21:24

If you are proud and conceited, everyone will say, “You're a snob!”

Proverbs 22:8

Troublemakers get in trouble, and their terrible anger will get them nowhere.

Proverbs 28:25

Selfish people cause trouble, but you will live a full life if you trust the LORD.

Daniel 7:20

I also wanted to know more about all ten of those horns on its head. I especially wanted to know more about the one that took the place of three of the others—the horn that had eyes and spoke with arrogance and seemed greater than the others.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life.

Revelation 12:11

Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives.

Revelation 3:10

You obeyed my message and endured. So I will protect you from the time of testing that everyone in all the world must go through.

1 Samuel 2:3

I can tell those proud people, “Stop your boasting! Nothing is hidden from the LORD, and he judges what we do.”