Proverbs 14:3

In 11 translations

BSB

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

KJV

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

WEB

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

ASV

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

LSV

A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, || And the lips of the wise preserve them.

YLT

In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

DBY

In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

DRC

In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

GNV

In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

JPS

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

LXXE

Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως, χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
• James 3:5–6In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the…
• Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
• Romans 10:9–10that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess…
• Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
• Psalms 52:1–2Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long. Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
• Psalms 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
• Job 5:21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
• Daniel 7:20I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke…
• Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
• Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
• Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

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