Proverbs 17:24
Modern English Version
24 Wisdom is before him who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Lexham English Bible
24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:24 Or “land”
Proverbs 18:15
Modern English Version
15 The heart of the prudent gets knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
Lexham English Bible
15 An intelligent mind[a] will acquire knowledge,
and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:15 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 19:8
Modern English Version
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will find good.
Proverbs 19:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
he who guards understanding loves to find good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 20:5
Modern English Version
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[a] of a man,
and a man of understanding will draw it[b] out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “her”; referring to “purpose”
Proverbs 20:12
Modern English Version
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the Lord has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
Lexham English Bible
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
Yahweh has made them both.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:12 Literally “also the two of them”
Proverbs 28:7
Modern English Version
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son,
but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
Lexham English Bible
7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
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