The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction. Cross References Proverbs 9:9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. Proverbs 10:8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin. Proverbs 10:10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin. Proverbs 12:23 A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly. Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. Treasury of Scripture Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. lay Proverbs 1:5 Proverbs 9:9 Proverbs 18:1,15 the mouth Proverbs 10:8,10 Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 18:7 |