Proverbs 17:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 Lit A lip of abundance
Proverbs 17:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Proverbs 17:10
New American Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:16
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)
Proverbs 17:24-25
New American Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A (B)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And (C)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 17:24-25
Christian Standard Bible
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.(B)
Proverbs 17:28
New American Standard Bible
28 Even a fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.(A)
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