Proverbs 14:3

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Cross References (18)

  • Proverbs 12:6 (8)

    The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

  • James 3:5–6 (5)

    In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets

  • Revelation 12:11 (4)

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives s

  • Revelation 3:10 (3)

    Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon

  • Romans 10:9–10 (3)

    that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you w

  • Proverbs 21:24 (2)

    Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

  • 1 Samuel 2:3 (2)

    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are

  • Psalms 12:3 (2)

    May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

  • Proverbs 28:25 (2)

    A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Psalms 52:1–2 (2)

    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house o

  • Job 5:21 (2)

    You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

  • Proverbs 22:8 (2)

    He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

  • Psalms 57:4 (2)

    My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues ar

  • Proverbs 18:6 (2)

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

  • 2 Peter 2:18 (2)

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from

  • Daniel 7:20 (2)

    I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—t

  • Psalms 31:18 (1)

    May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

  • Revelation 15:5–6 (1)

    After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.