“In ore stulti virga superbiæ ; labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos.”
“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
“The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”
“The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”
“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
Pride. He chastiseth with haughtiness, and is ever quarrelling.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.