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
Holman 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
World English Bible
10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes 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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:16
World English Bible
16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 17:16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)
Proverbs 17:24-25
World English Bible
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
Holman 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
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
Holman 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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