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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)laughing to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

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23 Doing wrong is (A)like a joke to a fool,
    but (B)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

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12 He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.

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12 Whoever (A)belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding remains silent.

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21 Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment (A)walks straight.

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21 (A)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding (B)walks straight ahead.

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27 He who (A)holds back his words [a]has knowledge,
And he who has a (B)cool spirit is a man of discernment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows

27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
    and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.

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The purpose in a man's heart is like (A)deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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