Proverbs 14:3 · KJV
“In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
— Proverbs 14:3
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14 — Context
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where no oxen {are}, the crib {is} clean: but much increase {is} by the strength of the ox.
5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
James 3:5-6
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! {a matter: or, wood}
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Psalms 57:4
My soul {is} among lions: {and} I lie {even among} them that are set on fire, {even} the sons of men, whose teeth {are} spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 12:3
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, {and} the tongue that speaketh proud things: {proud: Heb. great}
Proverbs 28:25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.