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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
    that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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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 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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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 rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 14:33 LXX reads unknown

14 The heart 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 The path of life leads upward for the wise,
    to keep him from going downward to Sheol.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

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 in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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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 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
    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 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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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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In rebellion, a land has many rulers,
    but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

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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 man is wise in his own eyes;
    but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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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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