Parallel Verses
King James 2000
The wise in heart will heed commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Holman Bible
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
International Standard Version
The wise person accepts commands, but the chattering fool will be brought down.
A Conservative Version
The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.
American Standard Version
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
Amplified
The wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept and obey commands (instruction),
But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.
Bible in Basic English
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
Darby Translation
The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
Julia Smith Translation
The wise of heart will receive commands: and the foolish of lips shall fall.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Modern King James verseion
The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a babbling fool shall fall.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.
NET Bible
The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
New Heart English Bible
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
The Emphasized Bible
The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.
Webster
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
World English Bible
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Themes
Fools » Destroy themselves by their speech
character of the renewed Heart » Wise
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8 The wise in heart will heed commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 9 He that walks uprightly walks securely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:1
Whosoever loves instruction loves knowledge: but he that hates reproof is senseless.
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:10
He that winks with the eye causes trouble: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall escape from trouble.
Proverbs 13:3
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Matthew 7:24-25
Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
James 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good life his works with meekness of wisdom.