Proverbs 10:14

New Century Version

The wise don’t tell everything they know, but the foolish talk too much and are ruined.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

Wise people can also listen and learn; even they can find good advice in these words.

Proverbs 10:10

A wink may get you into trouble, and foolish talk will lead to your ruin.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise do what they are told, but a talkative fool will be ruined.

Proverbs 12:23

Wise people keep what they know to themselves, but fools can’t keep from showing how foolish they are.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who are careful about what they say protect their lives, but whoever speaks without thinking will be ruined.

Proverbs 17:20

A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

Proverbs 18:1

Unfriendly people are selfish and hate all good sense.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of a person with understanding gets knowledge; the wise person listens to learn more.

Proverbs 18:7

The words of fools will ruin them; their own words will trap them.

Proverbs 19:8

Those who get wisdom do themselves a favor, and those who love learning will succeed.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.

Proverbs 9:9

Teach the wise, and they will become even wiser; teach good people, and they will learn even more.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.

Matthew 12:35

Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.

Matthew 13:44

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

Matthew 13:52

Then Jesus said to them, “So every teacher of the law who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings out both new things and old things he has saved.”