The wise in heart will receive commands,
(A)But [a]a prating fool will [b]fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit. the foolish of lips
  2. Proverbs 10:8 be thrust down or ruined

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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23 (A)To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.

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23 It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong,
    wisdom for a person of understanding.

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