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19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
    but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.

20 Walk with the wise and become wise;
    associate with fools and get in trouble.

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19 A desire fulfilled is pleasant,
    but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.
20 Walk with wise people and become wise;
    befriend fools and get in trouble.

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Stay away from fools,
    for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.

The prudent understand where they are going,
    but fools deceive themselves.

Fools make fun of guilt,
    but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

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Stay away from fools,
    for you won’t learn wise speech there.
By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
    but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Fools mock a compensation offering,
    but favor is with those who do right.

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16 The wise are cautious[a] and avoid danger;
    fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

17 Short-tempered people do foolish things,
    and schemers are hated.

18 Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,[b]
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.
  2. 14:18 Or inherit foolishness.

16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
    but fools become excited and overconfident.
17 Short-tempered people make stupid mistakes,
    and schemers are hated.
18 Stupidity is the lot of the naive,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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29 People with understanding control their anger;
    a hot temper shows great foolishness.

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29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
    but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.

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Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
    but those who heed correction are mature.

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14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
    while the fool feeds on trash.

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14 An understanding heart seeks knowledge;
    but fools feed on folly.

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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
    since he has no heart for learning.

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16 Why should a fool have money
    to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.

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24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
    but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

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24 Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding,
    but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.

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28 Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
    with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

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28 Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
    those who shut their lips are smart.

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Fools have no interest in understanding;
    they only want to air their own opinions.

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Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing their opinion.

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13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
    is both shameful and foolish.

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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