Verse Comparison: Proverbs 14:3
American Standard Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for `his' pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Amplified® Bible
In the fool's own mouth is a rod [to shame] his pride, but the wise men's lips preserve them.
Darby English Version
In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
King James Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Revised Standard Version
The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Young's Literal Translation
In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.