Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Wise men store up and treasure knowledge [in mind and heart], But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men store up knowledge [in mind and heart], but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.
Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
If you have good sense, you will learn all you can, but foolish talk will soon destroy you.
The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
Wise people are quiet and learn new things, but fools talk and bring trouble on themselves.
Wise people store knowledge in their minds. But when foolish people speak, trouble is near.
Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of a stubborn fool brings ruin.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise ·don’t tell [store up; treasure] everything they know, but the ·foolish talk too much and are ruined [L mouth of a fool means imminent ruin].
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is a present destruction.
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a stubborn fool invites ruin.
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
Wise people don’t tell everything they know. But a foolish person talks too much and is ruined.
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.
¶ Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wise men store up knowledge, But the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.
Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
A wise man holds his tongue. Only a fool blurts out everything he knows; that only leads to sorrow and trouble.
The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure; know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a stubborn fool invites ruin.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.
Wise people store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool precipitates ruin.
The wise don’t tell everything they know, but the foolish talk too much and are ruined.
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
Wise people store up knowledge. But the mouths of foolish people destroy them.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Wise men store up learning, but the foolish will be destroyed with their mouths.
Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Chachamim treasure up da’as (knowledge); but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.
The wise lay up knowledge. But the mouth of the fool is a present destruction.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
The wise store up knowledge as a safeguard, but the meaningless chatter of fools means that chaos is near.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Wise men hide knowing (The wise store up knowledge); but the mouth of a fool is next to confusion.
The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
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