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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

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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 despises his father’s correction,
    but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

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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;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so the minds of fools.

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14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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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 one who has it,
    but the punishment of fools is their folly.

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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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Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
    much less do lying lips fit a prince.

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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 enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes 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 bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
    rather than a fool in his folly.

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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 buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?

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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 becomes the father of a fool grieves.
    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 before the face of one who has understanding,
    but the eyes of a fool wander to 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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