Proverbs 10:8

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

Cross References (13)

  • Matthew 7:24–25 (8)

    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

  • James 3:13 (5)

    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes f

  • Proverbs 12:1 (5)

    Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

  • Proverbs 9:9 (4)

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  • Psalms 119:34 (4)

    Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.

  • Proverbs 1:5 (3)

    let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

  • Proverbs 13:3 (3)

    He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

  • Proverbs 18:6–7 (3)

    A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:12 (3)

    The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Proverbs 10:10 (2)

    He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

  • Proverbs 14:23 (2)

    There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Proverbs 12:13 (2)

    An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

  • Proverbs 14:8 (2)

    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.