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

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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)

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  1. 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

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 adorns knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.(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 a parent’s instruction,
    but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.(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 spread knowledge;
    not so the minds 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 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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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 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
    but folly is the punishment of fools.(A)

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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

Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]

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  1. 17.7 Or a noble

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 deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows 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 to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
    than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)

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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 should fools have a price in hand
    to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?

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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 The one who fathers a fool gets trouble;
    the parent 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 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.(A)

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