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Proverbs 13:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 13:14-16
New International Version
15 Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
Proverbs 13:14-16
King James Version
Proverbs 13:14-16
King James Version
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
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Proverbs 13:14-16
New King James Version
Proverbs 13:14-16
New King James Version
15 Good understanding [a]gains (C)favor,
But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16 (D)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 gives
Proverbs 13:14-16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:14-16
English Standard Version
14 The teaching of the wise is (A)a fountain of life,
that one may (B)turn away from the snares of death.
15 (C)Good sense wins (D)favor,
but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[a]
16 (E)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
(F)but a fool flaunts his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
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