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Proverbs 10:14

NETBible	Those who are wise¹ store up² knowledge, but foolish speech³ leads to imminent⁴ destruction.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 10:14	Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:14	Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 10:14	Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites trouble.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 10:14	The wise accumulate knowledge--a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much--a sheer waste.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 10:14	Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 10:14	The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 10:14	Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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KJV	Wise <02450> [men] lay up <06845> (8799) knowledge <01847>_: but the mouth <06310> of the foolish <0191> [is] near <07138> destruction <04288>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:14	Wise <02450> men <02450> store <06845> up knowledge <01847> , But with the mouth <06310> of the foolish <0191> , ruin <04288> is at hand <07138> .
LXXM	sofoi <4680> A-NPM kruqousin <2928> V-FAI-3P aisyhsin <144> N-ASF stoma <4750> N-NSN de <1161> PRT propetouv <4312> A-GSM eggizei <1448> V-PAI-3S suntribh {N-NSF}
NET [draft] ITL	Those who are wise <02450> store up <06845> knowledge <01847> , but foolish <0191> speech <06310> leads to imminent <07138> destruction <04288> .
HEBREW	hbrq <07138> htxm <04288> lywa <0191> ypw <06310> ted <01847> wnpuy <06845> Mymkx (10:14) <02450>

NETBible

Those who are wise¹ store up² knowledge, but foolish speech³ leads to imminent⁴ destruction.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “wise men.”

²sn The verb צָפַן (tsafan, “to store up; to treasure”) may mean (1) the wise acquire and do not lose wisdom (cf. NAB, NIV, TEV), or (2) they do not tell all that they know (cf. NCV), that is, they treasure it up for a time when they will need it. The fool, by contrast, talks without thinking.

³tn Heb “the mouth of foolishness”; cf. NRSV, NLT “the babbling of a fool.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) functions as a metonymy of cause for speech. The genitive אֶוִיל (’evil, “foolishness”) functions as an attributive adjective: “a foolish mouth” = foolish speech.

⁴tn Heb “near destruction.” The words of the fool that are uttered without wise forethought may invite imminent ruin (e.g., James 3:13-18). See also Ptah-hotep and Amenemope in ANET 414 and 423.