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14 Wise people store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a stubborn fool brings ruin.

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14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
    but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.

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With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(A)

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16 Every sensible person acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays stupidity.

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16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
    but the fool will display folly.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

18 Gullible people inherit stupidity,
but sensible people embrace knowledge.

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18 The simple are adorned with folly,
    but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

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18 The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
but the mouths of fools spout stupidity.

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The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

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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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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the heart of fools—not so.

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The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
    but the heart[a] of fools, not so.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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14 The heart of a discerning person seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on stupidity.

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14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
    but the faces of fools, they[a] will feed on folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:14 Hebrew “he/it”

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

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15 A discerning heart acquires knowledge,
and the ears of the wise seek knowledge.

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15 An intelligent mind[a] will acquire knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Literally “heart”

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

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Zeal without knowledge is certainly not good,
and a person who acts hastily sins.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or a person who runs too quickly loses his way

Also, a life[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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