Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.… A fool of lips; a lip-fool. 1. The self-conceited are generally superficial. There is much talk and little substance; words without sense; plenty of tongue, but a lack of wit. Light matter floats on the surface, and appears to all; what is solid and precious lies at the bottom. The foam is on the face of the waters; the pearl is below. 2. The reference may be to the bluster of insubordination; the loud protestations and boastings of his independence on the part of the man who resists authority and determines to be "a law unto himself." (R. Wardlaw.) Parallel Verses KJV: The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.WEB: The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall. |
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