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19 Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but fools detest turning from evil.
20 One who walks with wise men grows wise,
    but a companion of fools suffers harm.

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19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
20 Walk with the wise and be wise,
    but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

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

Stay away from a foolish man,
    for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceit.
Fools mock at making atonement for sins,
    but among the upright there is good will.

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Leave the presence of a foolish man,[a]
    for you will not come to know words of knowledge.[b]
The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways,
    but the folly of fools is deceit.
Fools mock[c] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

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  1. Proverbs 14:7 Literally “from the presence belonging to a man of foolishness”
  2. Proverbs 14:7 Literally “lips of knowledge”
  3. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”

16 A wise man fears and shuns evil,
    but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly,
    and a crafty man is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
17 He who is short of temper[a] will act foolishly,
    and the man who schemes will be hated.
18 The simple are adorned with folly,
    but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 14:17 Literally “nostril”

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”

A fool despises his father’s correction,
    but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
    but the faces of fools, they[a] will feed on folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:14 Hebrew “he/it”

10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
    deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?

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16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
    in order to buy wisdom where[a] there is no sense.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 17:16 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 17:16 Literally “heart”

24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
    but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 17:24 Or “land”

28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
    When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

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28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise;[a]
    he who closes his lips is intelligent.

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  1. Proverbs 17:28 Literally “wise, he shall be considered”

A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
    but in expressing his heart.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 Or “mind”

13 He who answers before he hears,
    that is folly and shame to him.

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13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
    folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.

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  1. Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”