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14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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14 Wise people treasure knowledge,
    but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

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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 man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

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With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
    but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

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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 prudent man acts from knowledge,
    but a fool exposes folly.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

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

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18 Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,[a]
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:18 Or inherit foolishness.

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

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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

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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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The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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The lips of the wise give good advice;
    the heart of a fool has none to give.

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

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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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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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It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,
    nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.

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Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
    haste makes mistakes.

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

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