Proverbs 1:7
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
Lexham English Bible
7 Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
wisdom and instruction, fools despise.
Proverbs 1:22
New American Standard Bible
22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
Lexham English Bible
22 “How long,[a] O simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And how long will scoffers delight in their scoffing,
and fools hate knowledge?
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 1:22 Literally “Until when”
Proverbs 1:32
New American Standard Bible
32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32
Lexham English Bible
32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 8:5
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart
Proverbs 8:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Learn prudence, O simple ones;
fools, learn intelligence.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 8:5 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 9:13-18
New American Standard Bible
13 [a]A woman of foolishness is (A)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (B)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (C)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are going straight on their paths:
16 “(D)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [b]understanding she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And (E)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the [c]dead are there,
That her guests are in the (F)depths of Sheol.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 9:13 Or A foolish woman
- Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart
- Proverbs 9:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 9:13-18
Lexham English Bible
13 A woman of foolishness is loud,
simple, and does not know it.[a]
14 She sits at the door of her house,
upon a throne at the high places of town,
15 in order to call to those who pass by the road,
those who go straight on their way:
16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!”
As for he who lacks sense,[b] she says to him,
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead[c] are there,
in the depths of Sheol[d] are her guests.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 9:13 Literally “what”
- Proverbs 9:16 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 9:18 Or “Rephaim”
- Proverbs 9:18 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
Proverbs 10:8
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
Proverbs 10:8
Lexham English Bible
8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:18
New American Standard Bible
18 One (A)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
Lexham English Bible
18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
New American Standard Bible
23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
Lexham English Bible
23 It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong,
wisdom for a person of understanding.
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
Lexham English Bible
29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
and a fool will serve the wise of heart.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”
Proverbs 12:15-16
New American Standard Bible
15 The (A)way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a person who listens to advice is wise.
16 A (B)fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent person conceals dishonor.
Proverbs 12:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
but he who listens to advice is wise.
16 As for a fool, on that very day[a] he makes his anger known,
but he who ignores an insult is prudent.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:16 Literally “on the day”
Proverbs 12:23
New American Standard Bible
23 A (A)prudent person conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Proverbs 12:23
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:23 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 12:23 Hebrew “fools”
Proverbs 13:16
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:16 Lit spreads out
Proverbs 13:16
Lexham English Bible
16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
but the fool will display folly.
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