Proverbs 14:3
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- KJV
- In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- WEB
- The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- ASV
- In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- DARBY
- In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- BLB
- In the mouth of a fool [is] a branch of pride, and the lips of the wise ones guard them.
- ÅB
- I dårens munn er et ris for hans overmot, men de vises lepper er deres vern.
- OTB
- I den dåres munn er det en ris for hans rygg, men de vises lepper vil beskytte dem.
- B1930
- I dårens munn er et ris for hans overmot, men de vises leber er deres vern.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Read in contextJames 3:5–6
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Read in contextRevelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Read in contextRomans 10:9–10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Read in contextRevelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Read in contextProverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Read in contextProverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Read in contextProverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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