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The words from a man’s mouth are deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.

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A person who acquires intelligence[a] loves his life.[b]
A person who guards understanding finds a good thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:8 Literally heart
  2. Proverbs 19:8 Or his soul

With wisdom a house is built.
With understanding it is established.

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Wise decisions are out of reach[a] for a stubborn fool.
In court[b] he cannot open his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:7 The translation follows an altered spelling of the Hebrew. The main Hebrew reading seems to be corals.
  2. Proverbs 24:7 Literally the city gate

14 Know also that wisdom is sweet for your soul.
If you find it, then there is a future for you,
and your hope will never be cut off.

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26 A person who trusts in his own ideas is a fool,
but a person who walks in wisdom will be kept safe.

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24 Four things are small on the earth,
yet they are wiser than the wisest people:
25 Ants are a species without strength,
    but they store their food in summer.
26 Rock badgers are a species without power,
    but they make their home in a cliff.
27 Locusts have no king,
    but they all march ahead in ranks.
28 Lizards can be caught in your hands,
    but they live in kings’ palaces.

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