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11 Fools vent their anger,
    but the wise quietly hold it back.

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11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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11 Sensible people control their temper;
    they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

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16 A fool is quick-tempered,
    but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

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16 Fools(A) show their annoyance at once,(B)
    but the prudent overlook an insult.(C)

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23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
    but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.(B)

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Don’t trust anyone—
    not your best friend or even your wife!

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Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.

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13 So those who are smart keep their mouths shut,
    for it is an evil time.

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13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(A) in such times,
    for the times are evil.(B)

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

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Footnotes

  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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Footnotes

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

17 Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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17 So he told her everything.(A) “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite(B) dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”

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