Proverbs 13:16

New International Version

¹⁶All who are prudent act with^[a] knowledge,
but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

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Proverbs 13:16

New King James Version

¹⁶^(A)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool lays open his folly.

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Proverbs 13:16

King James Version

¹⁶Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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Proverbs 13:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶^(A)Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
^(B)but a fool flaunts his folly.

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Proverbs 13:16

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶Every ^(A)prudent person acts with knowledge,
But a fool ^[a]displays foolishness.

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Proverbs 13:16 Lit spreads out

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