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33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart;
    wisdom is not[a] found among fools.

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  1. 14:33 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew lacks not.

33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

16 A fool is quick-tempered,
    but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

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16 Fools(A) show their annoyance at once,(B)
    but the prudent overlook an insult.(C)

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You can identify fools
    just by the way they walk down the street!

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Even as fools walk along the road,
    they lack sense
    and show everyone(A) how stupid they are.

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11 Fools vent their anger,
    but the wise quietly hold it back.

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11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
    the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.

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28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.(B)

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16 Wise people think before they act;
    fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

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

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  1. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
    but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.(B)

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
    but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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