Proverbs 17:28
Revised Standard Version
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 17:28
American Standard Version
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
[a]When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:28 Or, He that shutteth his lips is etc.
Proverbs 18:2
Revised Standard Version
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:2
American Standard Version
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.
Proverbs 18:6-7
Revised Standard Version
6 A fool’s lips bring strife,
and his mouth invites a flogging.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to himself.
Proverbs 18:6-7
American Standard Version
6 A fool’s lips [a]enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:6 Or, bring contention
Proverbs 19:1
Revised Standard Version
19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
American Standard Version
19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:10
Revised Standard Version
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:10
American Standard Version
10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool;
Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
Revised Standard Version
29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and flogging for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:29
American Standard Version
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20:3
Revised Standard Version
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
American Standard Version
3 It is an honor for a man to [a]keep aloof from strife;
But every fool will be quarrelling.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:3 Or, cease
Proverbs 23:9
Revised Standard Version
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
American Standard Version
9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 24:7
Revised Standard Version
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Proverbs 24:7
American Standard Version
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool:
He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 26:1
Revised Standard Version
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:1
American Standard Version
26 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
So honor is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3-12
Revised Standard Version
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
and a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everybody
is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool that repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 The Hebrew text of this verse is uncertain
Proverbs 26:3-12
American Standard Version
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in [a]his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
7 The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9 As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 [b]As an archer that woundeth all,
So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit,
So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in [c]his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:5 Hebrew his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:10 Or, A master worker formeth all things; But he that hireth the fool is as one that hireth them that pass by. The Hebrew is obscure.
- Proverbs 26:12 Hebrew his own eyes.
Proverbs 27:3
Revised Standard Version
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3
American Standard Version
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
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