Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Holman Bible
but the lips of the wise protect them.
International Standard Version
What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
A Conservative Version
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
American Standard Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Amplified
In the mouth of the [arrogant]
But the lips of the wise [when they speak with godly wisdom] will protect them.
Bible in Basic English
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
Darby Translation
In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Julia Smith Translation
In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.
King James 2000
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Modern King James verseion
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall keep them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such.
NET Bible
In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
New Heart English Bible
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
The Emphasized Bible
In the mouth of the foolish, is a haughty rod, but, as for the lips of the wise, thou shalt give heed to them!
Webster
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
World English Bible
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Youngs Literal Translation
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
2 He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious [in] his ways displeases him. 3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them. 4 {When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked [are] an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
1 Samuel 2:3
Do not increase speaking {very proud} words! Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge [whose] deeds are not weighed.
Job 5:21
From [the] scourge of [the] tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
Psalm 12:3
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, [the] tongue speaking great boasts--
Psalm 31:18
Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against [the] righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
Psalm 52:1-2
Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The loyal love of God [endures] {continually}.
Psalm 57:4
My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.
Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
Proverbs 21:24
The proud, haughty one: "scoffer" [is] his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 28:25
The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
Daniel 7:20
and concerning the horns that [were] on its head, and [concerning] [the] other [horn] that came up and {before which three horns fell}, and this horn {had eyes} and mouth speaking {boastfully}, and its appearance [was] larger than its companions.
Romans 10:9-10
that if you confess with your mouth "Jesus [is] Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
James 3:5-6
So also the tongue is a small member [of the body] and boasts great [things]. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
2 Peter 2:18
{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.
Revelation 12:11
And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives until death.
Revelation 15:5-6
And after these [things] I looked, and the temple, the tent of the testimony in heaven, was opened,