Proverbs 10:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”

Proverbs 10:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 10:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.”

Proverbs 10:14 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.”

Proverbs 10:14 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> near ruin.”

Proverbs 10:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 10:14 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.”

Proverbs 10:14 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:14 in Context — Proverbs 10

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish 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 the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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What Does Proverbs 10:14 Mean?

Proverbs 10:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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