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Proverbs 14:7-9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9 (A)Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance
English Standard Version (ESV)
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
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