Proverbs 14:3

New Century Version

Fools will be punished for their proud words, but the words of the wise will protect them.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:6

The wicked talk about killing people, but the words of good people will save them.

Revelation 12:11

And our brothers and sisters defeated him by the blood of the Lamb’s death and by the message they preached. They did not love their lives so much that they were afraid of death.

Revelation 3:10

You have obeyed my teaching about not giving up your faith. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the whole world to test those who live on earth.

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.

Daniel 7:20

I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the little horn that grew there. It had pulled out three of the other ten horns and looked greater than the others. It had eyes and a mouth that kept bragging.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy person causes trouble, but the one who trusts the Lord will succeed.

Proverbs 22:8

Those who plan evil will receive trouble. Their cruel anger will come to an end.

Proverbs 21:24

People who act with stubborn pride are called “proud,” “bragger,” and “mocker.”

Proverbs 18:6

The words of fools start quarrels. They make people want to beat them.

Psalm 57:4

Enemies, like lions, are all around me; I must lie down among them. Their teeth are like spears and arrows, their tongues as sharp as swords.

Psalm 12:3

The Lord will stop those flattering lips and cut off those bragging tongues.

Job 5:21

You will be protected from the tongue that strikes like a whip, and you will not be afraid when destruction comes.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Don’t continue bragging, don’t speak proud words. The Lord is a God who knows everything, and he judges what people do.

Psalm 31:18

With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.

Proverbs 14:4

When there are no oxen, no food is in the barn. But with a strong ox, much grain can be grown.

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 18:7

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