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 1:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—
Proverbs 3:35
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high
Proverbs 3:35
Christian Standard Bible
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but he holds up fools to dishonor.[a]
Footnotes
- 3:35 Or but haughty fools dishonor, or but fools exalt dishonor
Proverbs 9:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;
Teach a righteous person and he will (C)increase his insight.
Proverbs 9:8-9
Christian Standard Bible
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(C)
Proverbs 10:14
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)
Proverbs 11:29
New American Standard Bible
29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.
Proverbs 14:3
New American Standard Bible
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.
Proverbs 14:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.(A)
Footnotes
- 14:3 Some emend to In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back
Proverbs 14:16
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears
Proverbs 14:16
Christian Standard Bible
16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]
Footnotes
- 14:16 Or and falls
Proverbs 14:24
New American Standard Bible
24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
Proverbs 14:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
Proverbs 15:2
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)
Proverbs 15:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.
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 16:21
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips
Proverbs 16:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:23 Or learning
Proverbs 16:23
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips
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