Proverbs 13:19-20
Legacy Standard Bible
19 Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
20 (A)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:19-20
Christian Standard Bible
19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.(A)
20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:7-9
Legacy Standard Bible
7 Leave the (A)presence of a fool,
As you have not known lips of knowledge there.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But (B)the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But (C)among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
7 Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
8 The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
9 Fools mock at making reparation,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.
Notas al pie
- 14:9 Or at guilt offerings
Proverbs 14:16-18
Legacy Standard Bible
16 A wise man fears and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
17 A quick-tempered man acts in folly,
And a man of evil schemes is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are [a]crowned with knowledge.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:18 Lit surrounded
Proverbs 14:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]
17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
and one who schemes is hated.(B)
18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Notas al pie
- 14:16 Or and falls
Proverbs 14:29
Legacy Standard Bible
29 He who is (A)slow to anger has great discernment,
But he who is [a]quick-tempered raises up folly.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit
Proverbs 14:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
Proverbs 15:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.(A)
Proverbs 15:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 The (A)heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Proverbs 15:14
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to (A)acquire wisdom,
When [a]he has no heart of wisdom?
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)
Proverbs 17:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 Even an ignorant fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.
Proverbs 17:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (A)in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:2
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart
Proverbs 18:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.(A)
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