World English Bible
Proverbs 14:3
“The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 14
1
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.