Proverbs 14:3 in the King James Version
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Context
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3 The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.