Proverbs 1:22
New American Standard Bible
22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
Revised Standard Version
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 14:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 14:7
Revised Standard Version
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Proverbs 21:20
New American Standard Bible
20 There is precious (A)treasure and oil in the home of the wise,
But a foolish person (B)swallows it up.
Proverbs 21:20
Revised Standard Version
20 Precious treasure remains[a] in a wise man’s dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:20 Gk: Heb and oil
Proverbs 27:12
New American Standard Bible
12 A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:12
Revised Standard Version
12 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself;
but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
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