Proverbs 10:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 10:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

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KJV

King James Version

Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

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WEB

World English Bible

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 10

¹² Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

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

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

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