Proverbs 10:13

13 On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.

Proverbs 10:13 In-Context

11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.
12 Hate stirs up disputes, but love covers all kinds of transgressions.
13 On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.
14 Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
15 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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