Proverbs 10:14

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

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Proverbs 1:5

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Proverbs 19:8

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A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

All Translations

BBE BBE

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

DBY DBY

The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

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

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.