Proverbs 14:3

New English Translation

In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

Cross References

Job 5:21

You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

Psalm 31:18

May lying lips be silenced – lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:4

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is “Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

Proverbs 22:8

The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

Proverbs 28:25

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Daniel 7:20

I also wanted to know the meaning of the ten horns on its head, and of that other horn which came up and before which three others fell. This was the horn that had eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things, whose appearance was more formidable than the others.

2 Peter 2:18

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

Revelation 12:11

But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.