Verse 8

The wise{H2450} in heart{H3820} will receive{H3947}{(H8799)} commandments{H4687}: but a prating{H8193} fool{H191} shall fall{H3832}{(H8735)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoso loveth{H157}{(H8802)} instruction{H4148} loveth{H157}{(H8802)} knowledge{H1847}: but he that hateth{H8130}{(H8802)} reproof{H8433} is brutish{H1198}.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore{G3767} whosoever{G3956}{G3748} heareth{G191}{(G5719)} these{G5128} sayings{G3056} of mine{G3450}, and{G2532} doeth{G4160}{(G5719)} them{G846}, I will liken{G3666}{(G5692)} him{G846} unto a wise{G5429} man{G435}, which{G3748} built{G3618}{(G5656)} his{G846} house{G3614} upon{G1909} a rock{G4073}: 25 And{G2532} the rain{G1028} descended{G2597}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} the floods{G4215} came{G2064}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} the winds{G417} blew{G4154}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} beat upon{G4363}{(G5627)} that{G1565} house{G3614}; and{G2532} it fell{G4098}{(G5627)} not{G3756}: for{G1063} it was founded{G2311}{(G5718)} upon{G1909} a rock{G4073}.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who{G5101} is a wise man{G4680} and{G2532} endued with knowledge{G1990} among{G1722} you{G5213}? let him shew{G1166}{(G5657)} out of{G1537} a good{G2570} conversation{G391} his{G846} works{G2041} with{G1722} meekness{G4240} of wisdom{G4678}.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The wicked{H7451} is snared{H4170} by the transgression{H6588} of his lips{H8193}: but the just{H6662} shall come out{H3318}{(H8799)} of trouble{H6869}.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that keepeth{H5341}{(H8802)} his mouth{H6310} keepeth{H8104}{(H8802)} his life{H5315}: but he that openeth wide{H6589}{(H8802)} his lips{H8193} shall have destruction{H4288}.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom{H2451} of the prudent{H6175} is to understand{H995}{(H8687)} his way{H1870}: but the folly{H200} of fools{H3684} is deceit{H4820}.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labour{H6089} there is profit{H4195}: but the talk{H1697} of the lips{H8193} tendeth only to penury{H4270}.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's{H3684} lips{H8193} enter{H935}{(H8799)} into contention{H7379}, and his mouth{H6310} calleth{H7121}{(H8799)} for strokes{H4112}. 7 A fool's{H3684} mouth{H6310} is his destruction{H4288}, and his lips{H8193} are the snare{H4170} of his soul{H5315}.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding{H995}{(H8685)}, and I shall keep{H5341}{(H8799)} thy law{H8451}; yea, I shall observe{H8104}{(H8799)} it with my whole heart{H3820}.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise{H2450} man will hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and will increase{H3254}{(H8686)} learning{H3948}; and a man of understanding{H995}{(H8737)} shall attain{H7069}{(H8799)} unto wise counsels{H8458}:
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give{H5414}{(H8798)} instruction to a wise{H2450} man, and he will be yet wiser{H2449}{(H8799)}: teach{H3045}{(H8685)} a just{H6662} man, and he will increase{H3254}{(H8686)} in learning{H3948}.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh{H7169}{(H8802)} with the eye{H5869} causeth{H5414}{(H8799)} sorrow{H6094}: but a prating{H8193} fool{H191} shall fall{H3832}{(H8735)}.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words{H1697} of a wise man's{H2450} mouth{H6310} are gracious{H2580}; but the lips{H8193} of a fool{H3684} will swallow up{H1104}{(H8762)} himself.