Proverbs 17:7
World English Bible
7 Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
much less do lying lips fit a prince.
Proverbs 17:7
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Proverbs 17:10
World English Bible
10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
World English Bible
12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (A)to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:24-25
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24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:24-25
English Standard Version
24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (B)A foolish son is a grief to his father
(C)and bitterness to (D)her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:28
World English Bible
28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
Proverbs 17:28
English Standard Version
28 Even a fool (A)who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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