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Proverbs 14:3
3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 14:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- New International Version (NIV)A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Context of Proverbs 14:3
1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. 2Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord, but the one who is devious in his ways despises him. The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox. 5An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness utters lies.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:3 word by word
בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:3
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips lead to strife, and his mouth provokes a beating.
- Proverbs 21:24The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,” acts with excessive arrogance.
- Proverbs 22:8The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 28:25A greedy person stirs up conflict, but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.
- 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by him.
- Job 5:21You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.
- Psalms 12:8The wicked prowl all around, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.
- Psalms 31:18Let lying lips that arrogantly speak against the righteous in proud contempt be silenced.
- Psalms 52:1Why boast about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.
- Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among devouring lions — people whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Daniel 7:20I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three fell — the horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, and that looked bigger than the others.
- James 3:5So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
- 2 Peter 2:18For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
- Revelation 15:5After this I looked, and the heavenly temple — the tabernacle of testimony — was opened.
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Romans 10:9If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride - The reproofs of such a person are ill-judged and ill-timed, and generally are conveyed in such language as renders them not only ineffectual, but displeasing, and even irritating.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3A rod of pride - i. e., The pride shown in his speech is as a rod with which he strikes down others and himself.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 Pride grows from that root of bitterness which is in the heart. The root must be plucked up, or we cannot conquer this branch. The prudent words of wise men get them out of difficulties.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People can use a foolish person's words against them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rod of pride--that is, the punishment of pride, which they evince by their words. The words of the wise procure good to them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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