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24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 17:24 Or “land”

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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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 mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.(A)

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He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

The one who acquires good sense[a] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(A)

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  1. 19:8 Lit acquires a heart

Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[a] of a man,
    and a man of understanding will draw it[b] out.

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  1. Proverbs 20:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 20:5 Or “her”; referring to “purpose”

Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

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12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
    Yahweh has made them both.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:12 Literally “also the two of them”

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.(A)

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He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
    but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.

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A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)

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