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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But (A)the folly of fools is deceit.

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By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
    but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

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15 The simple believes everything,
But the prudent one discerns his steps.

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15 The naive believe anything,
    but the prudent give thought to their steps.

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18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are [a]crowned with knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:18 Lit surrounded

18 Stupidity is the lot of the naive,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.

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A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
    but those who heed correction are mature.

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A (A)prudent man sees evil and hides,
But the simple pass on, and are punished.

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Prudent people see trouble and hide,
    while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.

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12 A prudent man sees evil and hides,
The simple pass on and are punished.

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12 Prudent people see evil and hide;
    the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.

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