8A 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 wiseחֲכַם־H2450Adjective - masculine singular constructheartלֵ֭בH3820Noun - masculine singularwill receiveיִקַּ֣חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularcommandmentsמִצְוֺ֑תH4687Noun - feminine pluralbut foolishוֶאֱוִ֥ילH191Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructlipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםH8193Noun - fdwill come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃H3832Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular