Proverbs 17:7
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7 Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]
Notas al pie
- 17.7 Or a noble
Proverbs 17:7
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7 Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool;
how much more are deceitful statements[a] with a prince!
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:7 Lit. lips
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
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12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs
than a fool in his stupidity.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Proverbs 17:16
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16 What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,
but is senseless?[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit. but has no heart
Proverbs 17:24-25
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24 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.(A)
25 Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.(B)
Proverbs 17:24-25
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24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.[b]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only
- Proverbs 17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.(A)
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent;
he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.
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