Verse List for PROV 14:3

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OET (OET-RV) What comes out of a fool’s mouth is prodded on by pride, ⇔ ^ but the lips of wise people protect them.

OET-LV is_in_the_mouth _of a _fool a _rod _of pride and_the_lips _of wise_people it_preserves _them.

ULT In the mouth of a fool, is a rod of pride, ⇔ but the lips of the wise ones will preserve them.

UST What foolish people say causes others to punish them for being proud, ⇔  but what wise people say protects them.

BSB & MSB The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, ⇔  but the lips of the wise protect them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, ⇔  but the lips of the wise protect them.

NET In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, ⇔ but the words of the wise protect them.

LSV A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool,
And the lips of the wise preserve them.

FBV What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will protect them.

T4T ⇔  Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, ⇔  but wise people will be protected by what they say [MTY].

LEB • In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride,
• but the lips of the wise preserve them.

BBE In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

Moff A fool’s talk brings a rod across his back, ⇔  but men of sense are safe with what they say.

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

ASV In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; ⇔ But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

DRA In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

YLT In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

Drby In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

RV In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is a rod/staff of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.)

SLT In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.

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

KJB-1769 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is a rod/staff of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.)

KJB-1611 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise shall preserue them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is the rod/staff of pryde: but the lips of the wise will preserve them.)

Gnva In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
(In the mouth of the foolish is the rod/staff of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.)

Cvdl In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.
(In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordshipe, but ye/you_all lips of ye/you_all wise will be war of soch.)

Wycl The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
(The rod/stick of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lips of wise men keep hem.)

Luth Narren reden tyrannisch; aber die Weisen bewahren ihren Mund.
(fool(n) talk(v) tyrannisch; but the wise_(men) preserve/keep/retain your(pl) mouth.)

ClVg In ore stulti virga superbiæ; labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.[fn]
(In vocally fools rod/staff pride(pl); lips however wise they_keep them.)

UHB בְּֽ⁠פִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְ⁠שִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ⁠ם׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως, χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς.

BrTr Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.