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The wise of heart ·do what they are told [L grasps commands],
but ·a talkative fool [L the lips of a fool] will be ruined.

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The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips

The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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23 A foolish person ·enjoys [makes a sport of] doing wrong,
but a person with understanding enjoys doing what is wise.

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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.

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23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(A)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

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