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

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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
But the heart of the foolish [a]doeth not so.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or, is not stedfast (or, right)

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

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14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

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20 A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 Folly is a joy to him who has no sense,
    but a man of understanding walks aright.

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20 A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is void of [a]wisdom;
But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:21 Hebrew heart.

24 The wise man’s path leads upward to life,
    that he may avoid Sheol beneath.

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24 To the wise the way of life goeth upward,
That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

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