13 On (A)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.

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  1. Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart

13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(A)

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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 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
    but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.(A)

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15 (A)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is [a]their own disaster.

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  1. Proverbs 13:15 Cf. LXX in destruction; MT constant

15 Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a](A)

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  1. 13.15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.

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A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
    but knowledge is easy for one who understands.

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The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But (A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.

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It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
    but the folly of fools misleads.(A)

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15 The naive believes everything,
But the sensible person considers his steps.

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15 The simple believe everything,
    but the clever consider their steps.

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.

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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)

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  1. 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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14 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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21 Foolishness is joy to one who lacks [a]sense,
But a person of understanding (A)walks straight.

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  1. Proverbs 15:21 Lit heart

21 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
    but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.(A)

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16 How much (A)better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)

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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
  2. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning

21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
    and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

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