Proverbs 10:13
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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)
Proverbs 10:13
Common English Bible
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of those who have understanding,
but there is a rod for the back of those with no sense.
Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.(A)
Proverbs 10:23
Common English Bible
23 Fools enjoy vile deeds,
but those with understanding take pleasure in wisdom.
Proverbs 13:15
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Footnotes
- 13.15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring
Proverbs 13:15
Common English Bible
15 Good insight brings favor,
but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT endures
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
Proverbs 14:6
Common English Bible
6 A mocker searches for wisdom and gets none,
but knowledge comes quickly to the intelligent.
Proverbs 14:8
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8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.(A)
Proverbs 14:8
Common English Bible
8 By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Proverbs 14:15
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15 The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
Proverbs 14:15
Common English Bible
15 The naive believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
Proverbs 14:33
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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)
Footnotes
- 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
Proverbs 14:33
Common English Bible
33 Wisdom resides in an understanding heart,
but it’s not[a] known in fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 LXX; MT lacks not.
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 15:14
Common English Bible
14 An understanding heart seeks knowledge;
but fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 15:21
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21 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.(A)
Proverbs 15:21
Common English Bible
21 Folly is joy to those who lack sense,
but those with understanding walk straight ahead.
Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
Proverbs 16:16
Common English Bible
16 Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold,
and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 16:21
Common English Bible
21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Common English Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
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