33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.

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33 Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;(A)
she is known[a] even among fools.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:33 LXX reads unknown

The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant,
But the (B)mouth of fools spouts foolishness.

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

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A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.(A)

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

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14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.(B)

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22 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it,
But the discipline of fools is foolishness.

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22 Insight is a fountain of life(A) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

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[a](A)Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are (B)lying lips to a prince.

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Lit A lip of abundance

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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12 Let a (A)person meet a (B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

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12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.

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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to (A)buy wisdom,
When [a]he has no sense?

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  1. Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart

16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)

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21 He who (A)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

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21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.(A)

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24 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.

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