Proverbs 10:8

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The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:1 : 1 The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Hearing and Doing“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 True Wisdom Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    79%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 23:9
    77%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 15:7
    77%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 16:22-23
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    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    76%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is 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 merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

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

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

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

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

  • Prov 3:35
    74%

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

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