Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.
New American Standard Bible
But with
King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Holman Bible
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
International Standard Version
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.
American Standard Version
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Amplified
Wise men store up and treasure knowledge [in mind and heart],
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Bible in Basic English
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
Darby Translation
The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
Julia Smith Translation
The wise shall hide knowledge: and the mouth of the foolish drew near destruction.
King James 2000
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
Modern King James verseion
Wise ones store up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.
NET Bible
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
New Heart English Bible
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
The Emphasized Bible
Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
Webster
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
World English Bible
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
Themes
Fools » Destroy themselves by their speech
Knowledge » Who conceals knowledge
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
13 In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction. 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 9:9
Give opportunity to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:10
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 1:5
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels,
Proverbs 18:1
He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 19:8
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.
Matthew 13:44
Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.