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

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33 In the heart[a] of him who has understanding, wisdom rests,
    but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Or “mind”

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 will dispense knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

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

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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 will spread knowledge,
    but the heart[a] of fools, not so.

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”

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

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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”

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

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22 A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner,[a]
    but the instruction[b] of fools is folly.

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  1. Proverbs 16:22 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 16:22 Or “punishment”

[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

Fine speech[a] is not becoming a fool,
    still less[b] is false speech[c] for a ruler.

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “A lip of fineness
  2. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “only for”
  3. Proverbs 17:7 Literally “lip of deceit”

10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows 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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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 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring
    and not a fool in his folly.

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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 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”

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 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;
    the father of a fool will not rejoice.

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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 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”