24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet;(A)
    show me where I have been wrong.(B)

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24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;
Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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The wise in heart will receive commands,
(A)But [a]a prating fool will [b]fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit. the foolish of lips
  2. Proverbs 10:8 be thrust down or ruined

10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

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10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

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10 He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)

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19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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19 (A)In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But (B)he who restrains his lips is wise.

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