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33 In the heart[a] of him who has understanding, wisdom rests,
    but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Or “mind”

33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart;
    wisdom is not[a] found among fools.

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  1. 14:33 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew lacks not.

33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

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 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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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)

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

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”

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 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 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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22 A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner,[a]
    but the instruction[b] of fools is folly.

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  1. Proverbs 16:22 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 16:22 Or “punishment”

22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
    but discipline is wasted on fools.

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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

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Fine speech[a] is not becoming a fool,
    still less[b] is false speech[c] for a ruler.

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “A lip of fineness
  2. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “only for”
  3. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “lip of deceit”

Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
    even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)

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10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
    deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring
    and not a fool in his folly.

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12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.(A)

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