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The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceiving.

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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;
But the folly of fools is deceit.

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15 The simple believes everything,
    but the prudent looks where he is going.

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15 The simple believeth every word;
But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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18 The simple acquire folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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

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A fool despises his father’s instruction,
    but he who heeds admonition is prudent.

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A fool despiseth his father’s [a]correction;
But he that regardeth reproof [b]getteth prudence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or, instruction
  2. Proverbs 15:5 Or, dealeth prudently

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself;
    but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

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A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and [a]suffer for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:3 Hebrew are mulcted.

12 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself;
    but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

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12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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