Verse 8

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
• Matt 7:24-25 : 24 "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. 25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.
• Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
• Prov 12:13 : 13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
• Prov 13:3 : 3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
• Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
• Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
• Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
• Prov 1:5 : 5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
• Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
• Prov 10:10 : 10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.