The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
Treasury of Scripture
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
the mouth
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
but
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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.
