Verse 8
Proverbs 10:8
American Standard Version
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The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
Original Language Text
hebrew
חֲכַם לֵ֭ב יִקַּ֣ח מִצְוֺ֑ת וֶ/אֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט
English Translation
A wise heart will take commandments, but a fool's lips will be in ruin.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 10 Context
1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of...
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
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Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire...
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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth s...
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Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
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The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
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11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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12
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
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13
In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is v...
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14
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
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15
The rich man`s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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16
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
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17
He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
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18
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doe...
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The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
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21
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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22
The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
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23
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
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24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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25
When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
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27
The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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28
The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquit...
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The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
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The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perversene...
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