8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:8
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 8
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A wise חֲכַם־ H2450 Adjective - masculine singular construct heart לֵ֭ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular will receive יִקַּ֣ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular commandments מִצְוֺ֑ת H4687 Noun - feminine plural but foolish וֶאֱוִ֥יל H191 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct lips שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם H8193 Noun - fd will come to ruin יִלָּבֵֽט׃ H3832 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular