14 The 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 wise חֲכָמִ֥ים H2450 Adjective - masculine plural store up יִצְפְּנוּ־ H6845 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural knowledge דָ֑עַת H1847 Noun - feminine singular but the mouth וּפִֽי־ H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the fool אֱ֝וִיל H191 Noun - masculine singular invites קְרֹבָֽה׃ H7138 Adjective - feminine singular destruction מְחִתָּ֥ה H4288 Noun - feminine singular