Proverbs 1:5
World English Bible
5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
Proverbs 1:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—
Proverbs 10:13
World English Bible
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.
Proverbs 10:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.(A)
Proverbs 14:33
World English Bible
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
Proverbs 14:33
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 14:33 LXX reads unknown
Proverbs 15:14
World English Bible
14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 15:14
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:24
World English Bible
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise,
to keep him from going downward to Sheol.[a]
Footnotes
- 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 15:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 For the prudent the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 16:21
World English Bible
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:21
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips
Proverbs 18:15
World English Bible
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
World English Bible
25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 28:2
World English Bible
2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers,
but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
Proverbs 28:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,(A)
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
Proverbs 28:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Proverbs 28:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.
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