Proverbs 10:8

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A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

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  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    78%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 15:7
    77%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    77%

    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 15:2
    77%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 16:22-23
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    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    76%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields 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 pleasure.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

  • Prov 3:35
    74%

    35The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.