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16 Every sensible person acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays stupidity.

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16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
    but the fool will display folly.

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19 A desire that is fulfilled tastes sweet to the soul,
but to fools it is disgusting[a] to turn from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:19 Or an abomination

19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:19 Literally “made to be,” “brought about”