Proverbs 10:8 {9}
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He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.

wise

Proverbs 1:5 He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

Proverbs 9:9 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

Proverbs 12:1 He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices, doth wickedly.

Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.

Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.

James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge, among you? Let him shew, by a good contestation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.

prating

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

fall or be beaten

Proverbs 18:6,7 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. . . .

Context
Solomon's Proverbs: The Wise Son
7The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips. 8He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest.9He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.…
Cross References
Matthew 7:24
Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

Proverbs 9:8
Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

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

Proverbs 10:14
The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

Lexicon
A wise
חֲכַם־ (ḥă·ḵam-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise

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

will receive
יִקַּ֣ח (yiq·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

commandments,
מִצְוֺ֑ת (miṣ·wōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment

but foolish
וֶאֱוִ֥יל (we·’ĕ·wîl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 191: Foolish

lips
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (p̄ā·ṯa·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

will come to ruin.
יִלָּבֵֽט׃ (yil·lā·ḇêṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3832: To overthrow, intransposed, to fall


Additional Translations
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
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