Proverbs 14:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”
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“The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 14:3 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
- Job 5:21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- Psalms 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Daniel 7:20I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
- Romans 10:9that 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 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Revelation 15:5After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.
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