Proverbs 1:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?(A)
Proverbs 1:22
New Living Translation
22 “How long, you simpletons,
will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 14:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not find words of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7
New Living Translation
7 Stay away from fools,
for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.
Proverbs 21:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil
Proverbs 21:20
New Living Translation
20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.
Proverbs 27:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 The clever see danger and hide,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.(A)
Proverbs 27:12
New Living Translation
12 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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