Proverbs 10:8

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Proverbs 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

Proverbs 10:10

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

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 9:8

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

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

James 3:13

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