14The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.


In Context

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.

13 In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.

Proverbs 10:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.