Proverbs 10:8

Tree of Life Version

The wise in heart accept commands, but a babbling fool comes to ruin.

Cross References

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, that I may keep Your Torah and observe it with all my heart.

Proverbs 1:5

(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)

Proverbs 10:10

One who winks an eye maliciously causes grief, while a babbling fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves knowledge loves correction, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

He who watches his mouth protects his life, but whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 14:23

In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to consider his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not correct a scoffer or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise man and he will love you.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still. Teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.

James 3:13

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