Proverbs 10:14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

Proverbs 10:8

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

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 10:10

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

Proverbs 9:9

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

Matthew 13:52

‘Therefore,’ he said to them, ‘every teacher of the law   who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.’

Matthew 13:44

‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

Matthew 12:35

A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 19:8

The one who acquires good sense  loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it.

Proverbs 18:1

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.

Proverbs 1:5

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

Proverbs 12:23

A shrewd person conceals knowledge, but a foolish heart publicises stupidity.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Proverbs 17:20

One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.