Proverbs 10:10

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 10

“He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.”Proverbs 10:10

What Does Proverbs 10:10 Mean?

Proverbs 10:10 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 10:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Psalms 35:19“Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.”Proverbs 6:13“He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;”3 John 1:10“Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.”Proverbs 10:8“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.”Proverbs 10:13“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”Proverbs 10:14“Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”Job 15:12“Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,”Proverbs 16:30“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”Proverbs 17:20“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”Proverbs 18:6“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”Ecclesiastes 10:12“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”

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