Proverbs 10:14

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning and the discerning acquire skill,

Proverbs 10:10

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will heed commandments, but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 12:23

One who is clever conceals knowledge, but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

Proverbs 17:20

The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.

Proverbs 18:1

The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all sound judgment.

Proverbs 18:15

An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.

Proverbs 19:8

To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.

Proverbs 21:23

To watch over mouth and tongue is to keep out of trouble.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them.

Matthew 12:35

The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”