Proverbs 10:14
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- 50 Heb “wise men.”
- 51 The verb צָפַן (tsafan, “to store up; to treasure”) may mean (1) the wise acquire and do not lose wisdom (cf. , , ), or (2) they do not tell all that they know (cf. ), that is, they treasure it up for a time when they will need it. The fool, by contrast, talks without thinking.
- 52 Heb “the mouth of foolishness”; cf. , “the babbling of a fool.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) functions as a metonymy of cause for speech. The genitive אֶוִיל (’evil, “foolishness”) functions as an attributive adjective: “a foolish mouth” = foolish speech.
- 53 Heb “near destruction.” The words of the fool that are uttered without wise forethought may invite imminent ruin (e.g., James 3:13–18). See also Ptah-hotep and Amenemope in 414 and 423.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wise people treasure knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Wise men lay up knowledge:
But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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