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Proverbs 10:8
8Wise people accept good teaching. But people who talk in a foolish way destroy themselves.
Proverbs 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
- New International Version (NIV)The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
Context of Proverbs 10:8
6God blesses righteous people. But the words of wicked people hide their anger. 7It is a pleasure to remember righteous people. But when wicked people die, people soon forget their name. Wise people accept good teaching. But people who talk in a foolish way destroy themselves. 9If people are honest, their lives are safe. But those who are not honest will receive punishment. 10Someone who deceives his friends causes trouble. And someone who speaks in foolish ways will destroy himself.
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חֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקַּ֣ח מִצְוֹ֑ת וֶאֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:8
- Proverbs 1:5Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way.
- Proverbs 9:9If you teach a wise person, he will become even more wise. If you teach a righteous person, he will learn whatever you tell him.
- Proverbs 12:1Do you want to know the right way to live? Then you must accept it when people warn you that you have done something wrong. Only stupid people hate it when people warn them.
- Proverbs 14:8A careful person understands what is right and he does it. But a foolish person's silly thoughts deceive him.
- Psalms 119:34Explain your Law to me, then I will obey it. I will always love to do what it says.
- James 3:13Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? If so, show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12People respect a wise person, because of the things that he says. But the words of a fool will destroy him.
- Proverbs 18:6When a fool speaks, he starts an argument. He is asking for someone to beat him with a stick.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8A prating fool shall fall - This clause is repeated in the tenth verse. The wise man will receive the commandment: but the shallow blabbing fool shall be cast down. See Proverbs 10:10.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8A prating fall - Better, as in the margin. Inward self-contained wisdom is contrasted with self-exposed folly.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 The wise in heart puts his knowledge in practice.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. wise, &c.--(compare Pr 9:8, 9, 16), opposed to prating fool--or, "fool of lips of wicked language." fall--headlong, suddenly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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