Proverbs 17:24
World English Bible
24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:15
World English Bible
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
World English Bible
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 19:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 The one who acquires good sense[a] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(A)
Footnotes
- 19:8 Lit acquires a heart
Proverbs 20:5
World English Bible
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:12
World English Bible
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
Yahweh has made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
World English Bible
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)
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