Proverbs 18:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 18:4
American Standard Version
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters;
[a]The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:4 Or, A flowing brook, a wellspring of wisdom
Proverbs 19:8
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
Proverbs 19:8
American Standard Version
8 He that getteth [a]wisdom loveth his own soul:
He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Hebrew heart.
Proverbs 24:3
New King James Version
3 Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3
American Standard Version
3 Through wisdom is a house builded;
And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:7
American Standard Version
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool:
He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:14
New King James Version
14 (A)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
Proverbs 24:14
American Standard Version
14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul;
If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 28:26
New King James Version
26 He who (A)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
Proverbs 28:26
American Standard Version
26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool;
But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Proverbs 30:24-28
New King James Version
24 There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25 (A)The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 (B)The [a]rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
28 The [b]spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
And it is in kings’ palaces.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:26 rock hyraxes
- Proverbs 30:28 Or lizard
Proverbs 30:24-28
American Standard Version
24 There are four things which are little upon the earth,
But they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The lizard [a]taketh hold with her hands,
Yet is she in kings’ palaces.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:28 Or, thou canst seize with thy hands
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