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14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
    but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

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14 Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

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With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor;
But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

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16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
    but the fool will display folly.

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16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;
But a fool flaunteth his folly.

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18 The simple are adorned with folly,
    but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

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18 The simple inherit folly;
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

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The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;
But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

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The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
    but the heart[a] of fools, not so.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or “mind”

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
But the heart of the foolish [a]doeth not so.

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or, is not stedfast (or, right)

14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
    but the faces of fools, they[a] will feed on folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:14 Hebrew “he/it”

14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

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15 An intelligent mind[a] will acquire knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Literally “heart”

15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

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Also, a life[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”

Also, [a]that the soul be without knowledge is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet [b]sinneth.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or, desire without knowledge is not good
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Or, misseth his way

15 There is gold and many costly stones,
    but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

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15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies;
But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
    and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

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11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
And [a]when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 21:11 Or, when one considereth the wise

12 Apply your heart[a] to instruction,
    and your ear to sayings of knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 23:12 Or “mind”

12 Apply thy heart unto [a]instruction,
And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 23:12 Or, correction

By wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established.
And by knowledge, rooms are filled
    with all riches, precious and pleasant.
The warrior of wisdom is in strength,
    and a man of knowledge is strong in power.

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Through wisdom is a house builded;
And by understanding it is established;
And by knowledge are the chambers filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man [a]is strong;
Yea, a man of knowledge [b]increaseth might.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 Hebrew is in strength.
  2. Proverbs 24:5 Hebrew strengtheneth might.