Proverbs 10:8

New American Bible - revised edition

A wise heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool will be overthrown.

Cross References

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding to keep your law, to observe it with all my heart.

Proverbs 1:5

The wise by hearing them will advance in learning, the intelligent will gain sound guidance,

Proverbs 10:10

One who winks at a fault causes trouble, but one who frankly reproves promotes peace.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.

Proverbs 12:13

By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared, but the just escape from a tight spot.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves; those who open wide their lips bring ruin.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, but mere talk tends only to loss.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the shrewd enlightens their way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove the arrogant, lest they hate you; reprove the wise, and they will love you.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct the wise, and they become still wiser; teach the just, and they advance in learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise win favor, but the lips of fools consume them.

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.