Proverbs 14:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ A foolish person’s words cause him trouble. But the words of a wise person protect him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ In the fool's own mouth is a rod [to shame] his pride, but the wise men's lips preserve them.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Common English Bible

³ Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

Proverbs 14:3 Tagairtí Cros

Job 5:21

People might say bad things about you\par with their sharp tongues.\par But God will protect you.\par You won’t need to be afraid\par when bad things happen!\par

Psalm 12:3

The Lord should cut off those lips\par that tell lies.\par The Lord should cut out those tongues\par that tell their big stories.\par

Psalm 31:18

Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par

Psalm 57:4

My life is in danger.\par My enemies are all around me.\par They are like man-eating lions,\par with teeth as sharp as spears\par and arrows,\par and tongues as sharp as a sword.\par

Proverbs 12:6

Evil people use their words to hurt other people. But the words of a good person can save people from danger.

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 14:4

If there are no cows to do the work, then the barn will be empty. The people can use the strength of a cow to have a great harvest.

Proverbs 18:6

A foolish person causes himself trouble with the things he says. His words can start fights.

Proverbs 18:7

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.

Proverbs 22:8

A person who spreads trouble will harvest trouble. And in the end, that person will be destroyed because of the trouble he gave other people.

Proverbs 28:25

A selfish person causes trouble. But the person who trusts in the Lord will be rewarded.

Daniel 7:20

And I wanted to know about the ten horns that were on the fourth animal’s head. And I wanted to know about the little horn that grew there. That little horn pulled out three of the other ten horns. That little horn looked meaner than the other horns. And that little horn continued bragging.

2 Peter 2:18

Those false teachers boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap \{of sin\}. They lead away people who are just beginning to come away from other people who live wrong. Those false teachers do this by using the evil things people want to do in their sinful selves.

Revelation 12:11

Our brothers defeated him by the blood (death) of the Lamb and by the message \{of God\} they told people. They did not love their lives too much. They were not afraid of death.

Revelation 3:10

You followed my command to endure patiently. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the whole world. This trouble will test the people who live on the earth.

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t continue bragging! Don’t speak proud words! Why? Because the Lord God knows everything, God leads and judges people.