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Proverbs 13:15-17
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 13:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 Good sense grants favor,
but the way of the faithless is coarse.
16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
but the fool will display folly.
17 A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,
but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.
Proverbs 13:15-17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:15-17
English Standard Version
15 (A)Good sense wins (B)favor,
but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[a]
16 (C)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
(D)but a fool flaunts his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but (E)a faithful envoy brings healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
Proverbs 13:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 13:15-17
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
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