14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:14
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 14
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The wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםH2450Adjective - masculine pluralstore upיִצְפְּנוּ־H6845Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralknowledgeדָ֑עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularbut the mouthוּפִֽי־H6310Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the foolאֱ֝וִילH191Noun - masculine singularinvitesקְרֹבָֽה׃H7138Adjective - feminine singulardestructionמְחִתָּ֥הH4288Noun - feminine singular