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let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,(A)

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let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—

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13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(A)

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.(A)

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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

33 Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;(A)
she is known[a] even among fools.

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  1. 14:33 LXX reads unknown

14 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.(B)

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24 For the wise the path of life leads upward,
    in order to avoid Sheol below.(A)

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24 For the prudent the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

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21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
    and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

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21 Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech[a] increases learning.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips

15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.(A)

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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)

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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)

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When a land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent[a] person, honesty endures.(A)

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  1. 28.2 Heb intelligent knowledgeable

When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,(A)
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

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11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
    but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)

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11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

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