Proverbs 14:33
Legacy Standard Bible
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.
Proverbs 14:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning.
It can be recognized even among fools.
Proverbs 15:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the (B)mouth of [a]fools pours forth [b]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:2 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
- Proverbs 15:2 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 15:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
but the mouths of fools spout stupidity.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is sensible.
Proverbs 15:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the heart of fools—not so.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 The heart of a discerning person seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on stupidity.
Proverbs 16:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 16:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Good sense is a fountain of life for the person who possesses it,
but the instruction given by stubborn fools is stupidity.
Proverbs 17:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 (A)Excellent lips are not fitting for a [a]wicked fool,
Even less are (B)lying lips for a noble man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 One who rejects wisdom in rebellion against God
Proverbs 17:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
Introduction to Fools and Foolishness:
The Consequences of Being a Fool
7 Eloquent lips are[a] not fitting for a fool.
How much less lying lips for a ruler!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 Or excessive chatter is
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 A reprimand impresses a discerning person
more than receiving a hundred lashes impresses a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a fool in his stupidity.
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?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Why hand a fool money to buy wisdom,
since he has no aptitude for using it?
Proverbs 17:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 He who (A)begets a fool does so to his grief,
And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
Proverbs 17:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 The man who fathers a fool has grief,
and the father of an arrogant fool will have no joy.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 Wisdom is right in front of a discerning person,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the end of the earth.
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