Proverbs 14:3

English Standard Version

³By the mouth of a fool comes ^(A)a rod for his back,^[a]
^(B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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Proverbs 14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride

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Proverbs 14:3

New International Version

³A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,^(A)
but the lips of the wise protect them.^(B)

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Proverbs 14:3

King James Version

³In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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