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Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
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Proverbs 10:8 in other translations
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
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In context
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
7 The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
9 He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
11 The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
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