Proverbs 10:8

American Standard Version (1901)

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

    3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • Prov 16:22-23
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    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

    23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 17:10
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    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 10:21
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    21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:28
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    28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.