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Proverbs 10:14
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The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
The wise store up knowledge,but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Wise people are quiet and learn new things, but fools talk and bring trouble on themselves.
Wise men store up and treasure knowledge [in mind and heart], But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
If you have good sense, you will learn all you can, but foolish talk will soon destroy you.
Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
Wise men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is neere destruction.
The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
The wise don't tell everything they know, but the foolish talk too much and are ruined.
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wise men store up learning, but the foolish will be destroyed with their mouths.
Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
Wise men conceal knowledge; but a hasty mouth is near destruction.
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
Wise people store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
Wise men hiden kunnyng; but the mouth of a fool is nexte to confusioun.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.
The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men store up knowledge,But the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lay: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 19:8, Matthew 12:35, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:52, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 4:7
the mouth: Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 21:23
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:10 - My little finger 2 Chronicles 10:10 - My little finger Proverbs 7:1 - lay Proverbs 17:20 - and he Ecclesiastes 10:12 - but
Cross-References
A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.)
Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.
In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to bring back the remnant of his people— those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt; in southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Elam; in Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.
This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well:
"The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon. Yes, the Lord is destroying the remnant of the Philistines, those colonists from the island of Crete.
"Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians?" asks the Lord . "I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wise [men] lay up knowledge,.... Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation with good men: this they lay up in their hearts, minds, and memories, that they may not forget it, and as a rich treasure they highly value it; that they may bring it forth at proper times, and on proper occasions, for the benefit of others; see Matthew 12:35; or hide f it; conceal it; do not boast and brag of it, as foolish men do;
but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction: who rashly and unguardedly utters things which bring swift and sudden destruction on himself and others; or terror and consternation, as the word g also signifies. The Vulgate Latin version is, "but the mouth of the foolish is near to confusion"; he boasts of his knowledge, betrays his ignorance, and so brings himself to shame and confusion.
f יצפנו "abscondent", Pagninus, Montanus; "abscondunt", V. L. "occultant", Michaelis. g מחתה "terrorem accersit", Tigurine version; "consternatio propinqua", Cocceius; "terror", Vatablus, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lay 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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 10:14. Wise 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 neighbour.
