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Proverbs 10:14
14Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
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 quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses. 13Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod. Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster. 15The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 16The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:14 word by word
חֲכָמִ֥ים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:14
- Proverbs 1:5Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
- Proverbs 9:9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
- Proverbs 18:1Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
- Proverbs 19:8To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
- Matthew 12:35A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.
- Matthew 13:44“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Proverbs 10:8The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
- Proverbs 13:3Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.
- Proverbs 18:7The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.
- Proverbs 21:23Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
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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