Proverbs 10:14

14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

Proverbs 10:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
ESV
14 The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
NLT
14 Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
MSG
14 The wise accumulate knowledge - a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much - a sheer waste. The Road to Life Is a Disciplined Life
CSB
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

Proverbs 10:14 In-Context

12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 12:23
  • 2. S ver 6; S Psalms 59:12; S Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 18:6,7; S Matthew 12:37
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