Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
KJV
In ore stulti virga superbiæ ; labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.
Vulgate
ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως, χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς.
LXX
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
ASV
בְּֽ/פִי אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ/ם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱוִ֣יל
'vyl
adjective · 26×
וֹ
v
noun · 19×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
חֹ֖טֶר
chtr
noun · 2×
י
y
noun · 496×
י
y
noun · 177×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jas 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
- Prov 12:6 — The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
- Prov 12:6 — The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
- Prov 22:8 — He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Rev 3:10 — Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
- Rev 12:11 — And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
- Rom 10:9 — That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.