Proverbs 10:10

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 10:8 shares the exact phrase 'a babbling fool will come to ruin', directly reinforcing the fate of foolish talk.

Proverbs 10:14 says the mouth of a fool brings ruin near, mirroring the babbling fool's ruin in 10:10.

Proverbs 10:13 contrasts wise speech with a rod for the fool, similar to the contrast between winking and babbling in 10:10.

In Proverbs 6:13, winking is part of a list of deceptive gestures — elaborating on the malicious winking that causes grief.

Proverbs 18:7 states a fool's mouth is his ruin, directly paralleling the babbling fool's ruin in 10:10.

Proverbs 17:20 also warns that deceitful communication (perverse tongue) leads to evil, echoing the troublemaker’s wink in the main verse.

Proverbs 18:6 says a fool's lips bring strife, echoing how the babbling fool causes trouble and ruin.

Proverbs 18:21 Related theme

Proverbs 18:21 teaches that the tongue holds power of life and death, expanding on the consequences of foolish speech.

Proverbs 14:23 Related theme

Proverbs 14:23 contrasts talk with profit, aligning with 10:10's theme that foolish talk leads to ruin.

Psalm 35:19 Parallel

Psalm 35:19 uses the same 'wink the eye' image for malicious glee, reinforcing this gesture as a sign of hidden hostility.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 teaches that a fool is consumed by his own lips, similar to the 'prating fool' in the main verse who falls into trouble.