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La Biblia Reina-Valera

Proverbios 10:14

Los sabios guardan la sabiduría: Mas la boca del loco es calamidad cercana.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Fool;   Speaking;   Wisdom;   The Topic Concordance - Foolishness;   Knowledge;   Speech/communication;   Wisdom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fools;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Proverb, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Word;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prov'erbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fool;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Folly and Fool;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 2;  

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Los sabios atesoran conocimiento, pero la boca del necio es ruina cercana.
La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Los sabios atesoran la sabiduría; mas la boca del necio es calamidad cercana.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Los sabios guardan la sabiduría; mas la boca del loco es calamidad cercana.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lay: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 19:8, Matthew 12:35, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:52, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 4:7

the mouth: Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 21:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:10 - My little finger 2 Chronicles 10:10 - My little finger Proverbs 7:1 - lay Proverbs 17:20 - and he Ecclesiastes 10:12 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wise [men] lay up knowledge,.... Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation with good men: this they lay up in their hearts, minds, and memories, that they may not forget it, and as a rich treasure they highly value it; that they may bring it forth at proper times, and on proper occasions, for the benefit of others; see Matthew 12:35; or hide f it; conceal it; do not boast and brag of it, as foolish men do;

but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction: who rashly and unguardedly utters things which bring swift and sudden destruction on himself and others; or terror and consternation, as the word g also signifies. The Vulgate Latin version is, "but the mouth of the foolish is near to confusion"; he boasts of his knowledge, betrays his ignorance, and so brings himself to shame and confusion.

f יצפנו "abscondent", Pagninus, Montanus; "abscondunt", V. L. "occultant", Michaelis. g מחתה "terrorem accersit", Tigurine version; "consternatio propinqua", Cocceius; "terror", Vatablus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons (compare Matthew 7:6), as contrasted with the foolish, ever giving immediate utterance to what destroys himself and others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 10:14. Wise men lay up knowledge — They keep secret every thing that has a tendency to disturb domestic or public peace; but the foolish man blabs all out, and produces much mischief. Think much, speak little, and always think before you speak. This will promote your own peace and that of your neighbour.


 
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