Proverbs 10:8

The English Standar Version

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Cross References

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.

Proverbs 1:5

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

Proverbs 10:10

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14

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

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

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

Proverbs 14:23

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction[2] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,[3] but the lips of a fool consume him.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.