Proverbs 10:8

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good life in the meekness of wisdom.

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.

Proverbs 1:5

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Proverbs 14:23

In all toil there is profit, but idle chatter of the lips leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to consider his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will escape from trouble.

Proverbs 10:10

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

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, so that I may keep Your law, and observe it with my whole heart.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 10:14

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