Proverbs 18:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:15
Revised Standard Version
15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 19:2
New American Standard Bible
2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries [a](A)his footsteps [b]errs.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet
- Proverbs 19:2 Lit sins
Proverbs 19:2
Revised Standard Version
2 It is not good for a man to be without knowledge,
and he who makes haste with his feet misses his way.
Proverbs 19:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
Revised Standard Version
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:12
New American Standard Bible
12 The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
Proverbs 22:12
Revised Standard Version
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
Proverbs 23:12
New American Standard Bible
12 Apply your heart to discipline,
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
Revised Standard Version
12 Apply your mind to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 And by knowledge the rooms are (B)filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
- Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power
Proverbs 24:3-5
Revised Standard Version
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is mightier than a strong man,[a]
and a man of knowledge than he who has strength;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb is in strength
Proverbs 28:2
New American Standard Bible
2 Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
- Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land
Proverbs 28:2
Revised Standard Version
2 When a land transgresses
it has many rulers;
but with men of understanding and knowledge
its stability will long continue.
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