New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 10:14
Proverbs 10:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Context of Proverbs 10:14
12Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions. 13On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding. Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand. 15The rich man’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty. 16The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.
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חֲכָמִ֥ים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:14
- Proverbs 1:5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
- Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
- Proverbs 18:1He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
- Proverbs 19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
- Matthew 12:35The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
- Matthew 13:44“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
- Proverbs 10:8The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be ruined.
- Proverbs 13:3The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Proverbs 21:23He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Wise men lay up knowledge - They keep secret every thing that has a tendency to disturb domestic or public peace; but the foolish man blabs all out, and produces much mischief. Think much, speak little, and always think before you speak. This will promote your own peace and that of your neighbor.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons (compare Matthew 7:6), as contrasted with the foolish, ever giving immediate utterance to what destroys himself and others.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 Whatever knowledge may be useful, we must lay it up, that it may not be to seek when we want it. The wise gain this wisdom by reading, by hearing the word, by meditation, by prayer, by faith in Christ, who is made of God unto us wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. lay up knowledge--that is, as treasures for good use. mouth ... destruction--or, "as to the mouth," &c., destruction is near; they expose themselves to evil by prating.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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