8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.


In Context

5 Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.

6 Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

7 The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.

8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

9 Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Proverbs 10:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:8The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:8The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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