Proverbs 10:14

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:7

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will heed commandments, but a prating fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 10:10

He who winks the eye causes trouble, but he who boldly reproves makes peace.

Proverbs 9:9

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

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Matthew 13:44

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

Matthew 12:35

The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

Proverbs 21:23

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 19:8

He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.

Proverbs 18:15

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

Proverbs 18:1

He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 1:5

the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and the man of understanding acquire skill,

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but fools proclaim their folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Proverbs 17:20

A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.