Proverbs 16:22
New Living Translation
22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.
Proverbs 16:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 17:12
New Living Translation
12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:2
New Living Translation
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (A)in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 19:3
New Living Translation
3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:10
New Living Translation
10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:10
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:11
New Living Translation
11 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise;
if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Proverbs 21:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
And when one considers wisdom, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 24:7
New Living Translation
7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:7
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:13-14
New Living Translation
13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 24:13-14
Legacy Standard Bible
13 Eat (A)honey, my son, for it is good,
Indeed, the (B)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
14 Know that (C)wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a [a](D)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit latter end
Proverbs 26:12
New Living Translation
12 There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:25-26
New Living Translation
25 Greed causes fighting;
trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.
26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish,
but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
Proverbs 28:25-26
Legacy Standard Bible
25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in Yahweh (C)will [b]be enriched.
26 He who (D)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will escape.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
Proverbs 29:11
New Living Translation
11 Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
Proverbs 29:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit
Proverbs 29:20
New Living Translation
20 There is more hope for a fool
than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20
Legacy Standard Bible
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