Bible verse
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 10.
4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
KJV
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
ASV
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
ERV
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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