33 Wisdom (A)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
    but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools

33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
    even fools know this.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but (A)the mouths of fools pour out folly.

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The wise speak, presenting[a] knowledge appropriately,
    but fools spout foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 15:2 Lit. The tongues of the wise present

(A)A fool (B)despises his father's instruction,
    but (C)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

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A fool rejects his father’s instructions,
    but anyone who respects[a] reproof acts sensibly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

(A)The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    (B)not so the hearts of fools.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast

What the wise have to say disseminates[a] knowledge,
    but it’s not in the heart of fools to do so.

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Lit. The lips of the wise spread

14 (A)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools feeds on stupidity.

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22 Good sense is (A)a fountain of life to him who has it,
    but the instruction of fools is folly.

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22 Anyone who has understanding is a fountain of life,
    but foolishness brings punishment to fools.

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Fine speech is not (A)becoming to a fool;
    still less is (B)false speech to a prince.

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Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool;
    how much more are deceitful statements[a] with a prince!

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  1. Proverbs 17:7 Lit. lips

10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

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10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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12 Let a man meet (A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    (B)rather than a fool in his folly.

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12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs
    than a fool in his stupidity.

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16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (A)to buy wisdom
    when he has no sense?

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16 What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,
    but is senseless?[a]

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  1. Proverbs 17:16 Lit. but has no heart

21 He who (A)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
    and the father of a fool has no joy.

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21 The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow—
    the father of a fool has no joy.

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24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
    but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.

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  1. Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only