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
New American Standard Bible
5 A wise person will hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
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
New American Standard Bible
13 On (A)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart
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
New American Standard Bible
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.
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
New American Standard Bible
14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld
Proverbs 16:21
World English Bible
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:21
New American Standard Bible
21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
- Proverbs 16:21 Or learning
Proverbs 18:15
World English Bible
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart
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
New American Standard Bible
25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern
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
New American Standard Bible
2 Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
- Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land
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
New American Standard Bible
11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him
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