A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: But a prating fool shall fall.
The wise in heart will accept and obey commandments, but the foolish of lips will fall headlong.
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
The skilled mind accepts commands, but a foolish talker is ruined.
The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –
A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid.
By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
There is profit in all hard work, but endless talk leads only to poverty.
The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.
Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more.
The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.