Proverbs 14:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 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.

Proverbs 14:3

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.