Proverbs 16:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life(A) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 16:22
Common English Bible
22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
Proverbs 17:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
Common English Bible
12 Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than fools in their folly.
Proverbs 18:2
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart
Proverbs 18:2
Common English Bible
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing their opinion.
Proverbs 19:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 19:3
Common English Bible
3 People’s own folly corrupts their way,
but their hearts rage against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:10
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:10
Common English Bible
10 Luxury isn’t fitting for a fool;
even less so for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 21:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
Common English Bible
11 When a mocker is punished, the naive person gains wisdom;
when insight comes to the wise, knowledge increases.
Proverbs 24:7
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 24:7 Lit is too high for
Proverbs 24:7
Common English Bible
7 Wisdom is beyond foolish people.
They don’t open their mouths in the gate.
Proverbs 24:13-14
Christian Standard Bible
13 Eat honey,(A) my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;(B)
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(C)
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(D)
Proverbs 24:13-14
Common English Bible
13 My child, eat honey, for it is good.
The honeycomb is sweet in your mouth.
14 Know that wisdom is like that for your whole being.
If you find it, there is a future.
Your hope won’t be cut off.
Proverbs 26:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?(A)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(B)
Proverbs 26:12
Common English Bible
12 Do you see people who consider themselves wise?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Proverbs 28:25-26
Common English Bible
25 Greedy people stir up conflict,
but those who trust the Lord become prosperous.
26 Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools,
but those who walk in wisdom will be kept safe.
Proverbs 29:11
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 29:11 Lit spirit
Proverbs 29:11
Common English Bible
11 Fools show all their anger,
but the wise hold it back.
Proverbs 29:20
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:20
Common English Bible
20 Do you see people who are quick to speak?
There is more hope for fools than for them.
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