33 Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;(A)
she is known[a] even among fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:33 LXX reads unknown

33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart;
    wisdom is not[a] found among fools.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:33 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew lacks not.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
    but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

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A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.(A)

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Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

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The lips of the wise give good advice;
    the heart of a fool has none to give.

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14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.(B)

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14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
    while the fool feeds on trash.

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22 Insight is a fountain of life(A) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

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22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
    but discipline is wasted on fools.

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Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

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Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
    even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

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12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.

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12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)

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16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
    since he has no heart for learning.

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21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.(A)

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21 It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
    there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

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24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.

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24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
    but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

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