24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
    but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only

15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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15 The mind[a] of a discerning person gains knowledge,
    while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Lit. heart

(A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.

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Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself,
    and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.

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The purpose in a man's heart is like (A)deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters,
    but a discerning person reveals them.

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12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    (B)the Lord has made them both.

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12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees—
    the Lord surely made them both.

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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
    but whoever keeps company with gluttons
        brings shame to his father.

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