Proverbs 13:15-16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵Good sense wins favor,^(A)
but the way of the treacherous never changes.^[a]

¹⁶Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
but a fool displays his stupidity.^(B)

Proverbs 13:15-16

New International Version

¹⁵Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

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