THEOSISProverbs 10:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
חֲכָמִ֥ים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 18:7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
- Prov 10:8The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
- Prov 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.
- Prov 10:10He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
- Prov 9:9Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.
- Matt 12:35A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- Matt 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
- Prov 18:15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.