Proverbs 12:8-9

New Living Translation

⁸A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.

⁹Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
than to be self-important but have no food.

Proverbs 12:8-9

New International Version

⁸A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped^(A) mind is despised.

⁹Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

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

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

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)