Proverbs 10:14

Easy To Read Version

Wise people \{are quiet\} and learn new things. But foolish people talk and bring trouble to themselves.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

Even wise people should listen to these words. They will learn more and become even wiser. And people who are skilled at solving problems will gain even more understanding.

Proverbs 10:10

A person who hides the truth causes trouble. A person who speaks openly makes peace. {\cf2\super [12]}

Proverbs 10:8

A wise person obeys when someone tells him to do something. But a fool argues and brings trouble to himself.

Proverbs 12:23

A smart {\cf2\super [17]} person doesn’t tell everything he knows. But a foolish person tells everything and shows he is a fool.

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 17:20

A crooked person will not get a good profit. A liar will get into bad trouble.

Proverbs 18:1

Some people like to do things their own way. They get upset when people give them advice.

Proverbs 18:15

The wise person always wants to learn more. That person listens closely for more wisdom.

Proverbs 18:7

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.

Proverbs 19:8

If a person really likes himself, then he will work hard to become wise. He will try hard to understand, and he will get his reward.

Proverbs 21:23

If a person is careful about the things he says, then he saves himself from trouble.

Proverbs 9:9

If you teach a wise man, then he will become wiser. If you teach a good man, then he will learn more.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

A wise man’s words bring praise.\par But a foolish person’s words bring destruction.\par

Matthew 12:35

A good person has good things saved in his heart. And so he speaks the good things that come from his heart. But an evil person has evil saved in his heart. So he speaks the evil things that come from his heart.

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He hid the treasure in the field again. The man went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.

Matthew 13:52

Then Jesus said to the followers, “So every teacher of the law who has been taught \{the new things\} about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He has new things and old things saved in that house. And he brings out those new things with the old things.”