¹⁵ Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to advice.^(A)

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.^(A)

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom for the future.^(A)

¹⁶ The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.^(A)

¹² There is a way that seems right to a person,
    but its end is the way to death.^[a](A)

⁵ let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,^(A)

¹² Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.^(A)

²⁵ Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right,
    but in the end it is the way to death.^(A)

² All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.^(A)