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, King James Version
In context
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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.