Proverbs 10:14
Strong's Lexicon
The wise
חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2450: 1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)

store up
יִצְפְּנוּ־ (yiṣ·pə·nū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6845: 1) to hide, treasure, treasure or store up 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to hide, treasure, treasure up 1a2) to lie hidden, lurk 1b) (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up 1c) (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery

knowledge,
דָ֑עַת (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom

but the mouth
וּפִֽי־ (ū·p̄î-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

of the fool
אֱ֝וִיל (’ĕ·wîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 191: 1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious

invites
קְרֹבָֽה׃ (qə·rō·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7138: 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship

destruction.
מְחִתָּ֥ה (mə·ḥit·tāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4288: 1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking 1a) terror, dismay, object of terror 1b) ruin

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

Young's Literal Translation
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

New American Standard Bible
Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

King James Bible
Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

New Living Translation
Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

English Standard Version
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

New American Standard Bible
Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

King James Bible
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

International Standard Version
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.

NET Bible
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

American Standard Version
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

English Revised Version
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Young's Literal Translation
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
















Cross References
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 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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