Proverbs 10:15

"Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the contrast between wisdom and foolishness, suggesting that those who accumulate knowledge prudently will find stability and security, whereas those whose words are rash or foolish often court danger and destruction.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Destruction -That which crushes, throws into ruins. Wealth secures its possessors against many dangers; poverty exposes men to worse evils than itself, meanness, servility, and cowardice. Below the surface there lies, it may be, a grave irony against the rich; seeProverbs 18:11.

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