Proverbs 10:8

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

6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 7The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin. 9One who walks in integrity walks securely, But one who perverts his ways will be found out. 10He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:8 word by word

חֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקַּ֣ח מִצְוֹ֑ת וֶאֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃Read the interlinear

• wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• of heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• will receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• commandsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• a babblingשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193
• foolאֱוִיל'ĕvîyl · fool(ish)H191
• will come to ruinלָבַטlâbaţ · to ruinH3832

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:8

• Proverbs 1:5A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
• Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.
• Proverbs 12:1One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
• Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.
• Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, so that I may comply with Your Law And keep it with all my heart.
• James 3:13Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
• Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 10:8

• Fool
• Heart
• Humility
• Tongue
• Wicked (People)
• Wisdom

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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