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Proverbs 14:3 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Proverbs 14:3 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:3 in context
1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- foolishʼĕvîylsillyH191 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- pridegaʼăvâharrogance or majestyH1346 →
- lipssâphâhthe lipH8193 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- rodchôṭêra twigH2415 →
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See here, 1. A proud fool exposing himself. Where there is pride in the heart, and no wisdom in the head to suppress it, it commonly shows itself in the words: In the mouth there is pride, proud boasting, proud censuring, proud scorning, proud commanding and giving law; this is the rod, or branch, of pride;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary