Proverbs 14:3

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1 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
^aBut he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
^aBut the lips of the wise will preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the¹ trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.

5 A ^afaithful witness does not lie,
But a false witness will utter ^blies.

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Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 14:3

The mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride - The reproofs of such a person are ill-judged and ill-timed, and generally are conveyed in such language as renders them not only ineffectual, but displeasing, and even irritating.

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