Proverbs 14:3
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 21:24
Proud, Arrogant, and Mocker are the names of him who acts with excessive pride.

Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Proverbs 28:25
A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

1 Samuel 2:3
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 weighed.

Job 5:21
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and need not fear destruction when it comes.

Psalm 12:8
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Psalm 31:18
May lying lips be silenced, which speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalm 52:1, 2
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long. . . .

Psalm 57:4
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Daniel 7:20
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--the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

James 3:5, 6
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 a great forest ablaze. . . .

2 Peter 2:18
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

Revelation 15:5, 6
After this I looked, and the temple--the Tabernacle of the Testimony--was opened in heaven. . . .

but

Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Romans 10:9, 10
that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord, " and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. . . .

Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to endure with patience, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 12:11
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them.

King James Bible
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.

International Standard Version
What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

NET Bible
In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Provocation and disgrace are in the mouth of the fool, and the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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