Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom resides in an understanding heart,
but it’s not[a] known in fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 LXX; MT lacks not.
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool gushes with stupidity.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
but those who heed correction are mature.
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the hearts of fools have none.
Proverbs 15:14
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14 An understanding heart seeks knowledge;
but fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 16:22
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22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
Proverbs 17:7
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7 Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;
even less so false speech for an honorable person.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
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12 Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than fools in their folly.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should a fool have money
to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
Proverbs 17:21
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21 Having a fool for a son brings grief;
there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.
Proverbs 17:24
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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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