Proverbs 10:13 {14}
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Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

the lips

Proverbs 10:11,21 Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins. . . .

Proverbs 15:7,23 The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike. . . .

Proverbs 20:15 There is gold and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Proverbs 26:3 A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Exodus 10:12 And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand upon the land of Egypt unto the locust, that it come upon it, and devour every herb that is left after the hail.

Isaiah 50:4 The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master.

Luke 4:22 And all gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

a rod

Proverbs 10:10 The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

Proverbs 7:22 Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.

Proverbs 17:10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 26:3 A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Proverbs 27:22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

Psalm 32:9 Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.

understanding

Proverbs 6:32 He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

Context
Solomon's Proverbs: The Wise Son
12In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense. 13Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.14The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.…
Cross References
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

Proverbs 6:32
He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

Proverbs 10:31
The lips of the just consider what is acceptable: and the mouth of the wicked uttereth perverse things.

Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.

Proverbs 26:3
A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Lexicon
Wisdom
חָכְמָ֑ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom

is found
תִּמָּצֵ֣א (tim·mā·ṣê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

on the lips
בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣י (bə·śip̄·ṯê)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

of the discerning,
נָ֭בוֹן (nā·ḇō·wn)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand

but a rod
וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט (wə·šê·ḇeṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe

is for the back
לְגֵ֣ו (lə·ḡêw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1460: The back, the middle

of him who lacks
חֲסַר־ (ḥă·sar-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2638: Needy, lacking, in want of

judgment.
לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


Additional Translations
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.

In the lips of an intelligent [man] wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

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

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.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
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