Proverbs 17:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 (A)Excellent lips are not fitting for a [a]wicked fool,
Even less are (B)lying lips for a noble man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 One who rejects wisdom in rebellion against God
Proverbs 17:7
Revised Standard Version
7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Revised Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:12
Revised Standard Version
12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to (A)acquire wisdom,
When [a]he has no heart of wisdom?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom,
when he has no mind?
Proverbs 17:24-25
Legacy Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A (B)foolish son is a vexation to his father
And (C)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 17:24-25
Revised Standard Version
24 A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 Even an ignorant fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.
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.
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