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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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  1. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 13:19 Literally “made to be,” “brought about”

19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,(A)
    but fools detest turning from evil.

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19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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