Proverbs 10:14

Modern English Version

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool brings destruction near.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:7

The mouth of a fool is his undoing; his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commands, but a prating fool will fall.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:10

He who winks with the eye causes trouble, and a prating fool will fall.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Matthew 13:52

Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who is discipled for the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is master of the household who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”

Matthew 13:44

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid. And with joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 12:35

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

Proverbs 21:23

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

Proverbs 19:8

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 18:1

A man who separates himself seeks his own desire; he defies all sound judgment.

Proverbs 1:5

a wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart does not prosper; and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into calamity.