Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

New American Standard Bible

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But the lips of the wise will protect them.

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

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,
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] fool [who rejects God] is a rod for his back,
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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In the mouth
פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

of the foolish
אויל 
'eviyl 
Usage: 26

is a rod
חטר 
Choter 
rod
Usage: 2

of pride
גּאוה 
Ga`avah 
Usage: 19

but the lips
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

of the wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him. 3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them. 4 Without oxen a stall is clean, And great is the increase by the power of the ox.



Cross References

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

1 Samuel 2:3

Ye multiply not -- ye speak haughtily -- The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

Job 5:21

When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

Psalm 12:3

Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

Psalm 31:18

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

Psalm 52:1-2

To the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God is all the day.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud, haughty, scorner is his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.

Proverbs 22:8

Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

Proverbs 28:25

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

Daniel 7:20

and concerning the ten horns that are in its heads, and of the other that came up, and before which three have fallen, even of that horn that hath eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance is great above its companions.

Romans 10:9-10

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

James 3:5-6

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

2 Peter 2:18

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

Revelation 3:10

'Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

Revelation 12:11

and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;

Revelation 15:5-6

And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;

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