Proverbs 10:8
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
BSB
ASV
The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
KJV
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
The wise in heart will receive commandments,.... Such who have true wisdom in the hidden part of the heart, of which the fear of the Lord is the beginning: these will not only, as good subjects, honour their king, and attend to his lawful commands; and, as dutiful children, regard those of their parents; and, as faithful servants, hearken to those of their masters; but, as such that fear the Lord, will receive and cheerfully obey the commandments of God and Christ; but a prating fool shall fall; like Diotrephes, that prated against the Apostle John and other saints.
A prating fool shall fall - This clause is repeated in the tenth verse. The wise man will receive the commandment: but the shallow blabbing fool shall be cast down. See Pro 10:10.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
leads to
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
Through
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
leads to
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
