The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips

The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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10 He (A)who winks the eye causes trouble,
And [a](B)a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 10:10 Lit the foolish of lips

10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

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10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

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One who (A)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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A (A)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(A) to their very lives.(B)

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A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

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