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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
    that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
    Let those with understanding receive guidance

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let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
    but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(A)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(B)

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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

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Footnotes

  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

14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
    while the fool feeds on trash.

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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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24 The path of life leads upward for the wise,
    to keep him from going downward to Sheol.[a]

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  1. 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise;
    they leave the grave[a] behind.

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  1. 15:24 Hebrew Sheol.

24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

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21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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21 The wise are known for their understanding,
    and pleasant words are persuasive.

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21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
    The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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15 Intelligent people are always ready to learn.
    Their ears are open for knowledge.

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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

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25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
    if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

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25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,(A) and they will gain knowledge.(B)

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In rebellion, a land has many rulers,
    but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

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When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily.
    But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.

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When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

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