Proverbs 1:7
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 1:22
New American Standard Bible
22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
New American Standard Bible 1995
22 “How long, O [a](A)naive ones, will you love [b]being simple-minded?
And (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 Lit simple ones
- Proverbs 1:22 Or naivete
Proverbs 1:22
New International Version
Proverbs 1:32
New American Standard Bible
32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32
New American Standard Bible 1995
32 “For the (A)waywardness of the [a]naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 Lit simple ones
Proverbs 1:32
New International Version
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)
Proverbs 8:5
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart
Proverbs 8:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Lit simple
- Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart
Proverbs 8:5
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
Proverbs 9:13-18
New American Standard Bible
13 [a]A woman of foolishness is (A)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (B)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (C)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are going straight on their paths:
16 “(D)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [b]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (E)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [c]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (F)depths of Sheol.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 9:13-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 The [a]woman of folly is (A)boisterous,
She is [b]naive and (B)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (C)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:
16 “(D)Whoever is [c]naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [d]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (E)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [e]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (F)depths of Sheol.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:13 Or foolish woman
- Proverbs 9:13 Lit simple
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit simple
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 9:13-18
New International Version
13 Folly is an unruly woman;(A)
she is simple and knows nothing.(B)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,(C)
15 calling out(D) to those who pass by,
who go straight on their way,
16 “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(E) she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!(F)”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(G)
Proverbs 10:8
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
Proverbs 10:8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit thrust down
Proverbs 10:8
New International Version
8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:18
New American Standard Bible
18 One (A)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 He (A)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
New International Version
18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(A)
and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
New American Standard Bible
23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
New International Version
23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(A)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
Proverbs 11:29
New American Standard Bible
29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
New American Standard Bible 1995
29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
Proverbs 11:29
New International Version
29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)
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