Proverbs 10:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.”
Proverbs 10:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 10:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 10:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.”
Proverbs 10:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 10:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.”
Proverbs 10:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 10:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.”
Proverbs 10:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 10:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.”
Proverbs 10:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 10:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.”
Proverbs 10:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 10:8 in Context — Proverbs 10
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
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What Does Proverbs 10:8 Mean?
Proverbs 10:8 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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