Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Prating fool

Bible References

Prating fool

Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Fall

Proverbs 18:6
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain