¹⁴ The wise ·don’t tell [store up; treasure] everything they know,
but the ·foolish talk too much and are ruined [^Lmouth of a fool means imminent ruin].

⁹ With ·words [^Ltheir mouth] an ·evil [godless] person can destroy a neighbor,
but a ·good [righteous] person will escape by ·being resourceful [^Ltheir knowledge].

¹⁶ Every ·wise [prudent] person acts ·with good sense [knowledgeably],
but fools ·show how foolish they are [display stupidity].

¹⁸ ·Fools [Naive people] ·are rewarded with nothing but more foolishness [^Linherit stupidity],
but the wise ·are rewarded with knowledge [^Lwear knowledge as an ornament].

² Wise people use knowledge when they speak,
but fools ·pour out [bubble forth with] foolishness.

⁷ Wise people use their ·words [^Llips] to ·spread [scatter; disperse] knowledge,
but there is no knowledge in the ·thoughts [hearts; minds] of fools.

¹⁴ ·People with understanding want more [^LUnderstanding hearts seek] knowledge,
but fools ·just want more [^Lfeed on] foolishness.

¹⁵ The ·mind [heart] of a person with understanding gets knowledge;
the ·wise person listens to learn more [^Lear of the wise seeks knowledge].

² ·Enthusiasm [Desire; Zeal; Passion] without knowledge is not good.
·If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake [^LRushing feet make mistakes].

¹⁵ There is gold and plenty of ·rubies [or pearls],
but ·only a few people speak with knowledge [^Lthe most precious jewels are knowledgeable lips].