Proverbs 14:2-3

The Proverbs of Solomon

² Whoever _h walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is _i devious in his ways despises him.
³ By the mouth of a fool comes _j a rod for his back, _1
k but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 19:1
   Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
   Proverbs 28:6
   Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 2:15
   Men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways.
   
3. Cross References
   Jeremiah 18:18
   Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.
   
4. Cross References
   Proverbs 12:6
   The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.