Pro 10:8, 14, 12:13, 13:3, Ecc 10:11-14 | ESV | STEP | The wise of heart will receive commandments , but a babbling fool will come to ruin .

Proverbs 10:8

8 ^aThe wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14

14 The wise ^blay up knowledge,
but ^cthe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 12:13

13 An evil man is ensnared ^dby the transgression of his lips,
^ebut the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

3 ^fWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
^ghe who opens wide his lips ^hcomes to ruin.

Ecclesiastes 10:11-14

11 If the serpent bites before it is ⁱcharmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth ^jwin him favor, ^{▼▼Or are gracious}
but ^lthe lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 ^mA fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him ⁿwhat will be after him?