Proverbs 10:14

“Wise [men] lay up knowledge, etc.] Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation with good men: this they lay up in their hearts, minds, and memories, that they may not forget it, and as a rich treasure they highly value it; that they may bring it forth at proper times, and on proper occasions, for the benefit of others; (see <401235>Matthew 12:35 13:52); or hidef271 it; conceal it; do not boast and brag of it, as foolish men do; but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction: who rashly and unguardedly utters things which bring swift and sudden destruction on himself and others; or terror and consternation, as the wordf272 also signifies. The…”

“lay up knowledge--that is, as treasures for good use. mouth . . . destruction--or, "as to the mouth," &c., destruction is near; they expose themselves to evil by prating.”

“Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons (compare Matthew 7:6), as contrasted with the foolish, ever giving immediate utterance to what destroys himself and others. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Lay up - In their minds, to be brought forth upon fit occasions. Knowledge - Whereby they may be enabled to speak both what, and when it is seasonable. But - Fools are more forward to lay out than to lay up, and for want of knowledge speak much and foolishly, whereby they frequently bring destruction upon themselves. Proverbs 10:15”

“lay: Pro 1:5, Pro 9:9, Pro 18:1, Pro 18:15, Pro 19:8; Mat 12:35, Mat 13:44, Mat 13:52; Co2 4:6, Co2 4:7 the mouth: Pro 10:8, Pro 10:10, Pro 13:3, Pro 18:7, Pro 21:23 Proverbs 10:15”

“14 Wise men store up knowledge; But the mouth of the fool is threatening destruction. Ewald, Bertheau, Hitzig, Oetinger: "The mouth of the fool blunders out, and is as the sudden falling in of a house which one cannot escape from." But since מחתּה is a favourite Mishle-word to denote the effect and issue of that which is dangerous and destructive, so the sense is perhaps further to be extended: the mouth of the fool is for himself ( Pro 13:3) and others a near, i.e., an always threatening and unexpectedly occurring calamity; unexpectedly, because suddenly he blunders out with his inconsiderate shame-bringing talk, so that such a fool's mouth is to every one a praesens periculum. As to…”