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Proverbs 10:14

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Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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  1. Proverbs 10:8Rank 1 from verse 14
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    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  2. Proverbs 18:7Rank 2 from verse 14
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    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  3. Proverbs 13:3Rank 3 from verse 14
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    3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  4. Proverbs 10:10Rank 4 from verse 14
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    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

  5. Proverbs 9:9Rank 5 from verse 14
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    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

  6. 2 Corinthians 4:6–7Rank 6 from verse 14
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

    7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

  7. Matthew 12:35Rank 7 from verse 14
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    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  8. Matthew 13:44Rank 8 from verse 14
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    44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  9. Matthew 13:52Rank 9 from verse 14
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    52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

  10. Proverbs 1:5Rank 10 from verse 14
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    5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  11. Proverbs 18:1Rank 11 from verse 14
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    1THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

  12. Proverbs 18:15Rank 12 from verse 14
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    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  13. Proverbs 19:8Rank 13 from verse 14
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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  14. Proverbs 21:23Rank 14 from verse 14
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    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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Proverbs 10:14

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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10:13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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