Proverbs 18:4
Expanded Bible
4 ·Spoken words [L The words of a person’s mouth] can be like deep water,
·but [or and] the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:4 Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom
Proverbs 19:8
Expanded Bible
8 Those who ·get wisdom [L acquire heart] ·do themselves a favor [L love themselves],
and those who ·love learning [guard understanding] will succeed.
Proverbs 19:8
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart
Proverbs 24:3
Expanded Bible
3 ·It takes wisdom to have a good family [L By wisdom a house is built],
and ·it takes understanding to make it strong [L by understanding it is established].
Proverbs 24:3
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:7
Expanded Bible
7 Foolish people cannot understand wisdom.
They ·have nothing to say [L do not open their mouth] in ·a discussion [L the gate; C where the elders make decisions].
Proverbs 24:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:14
Expanded Bible
14 In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to ·you [your soul].
If you find it, you have ·hope for the [L a] future,
and your ·wishes [hope] will ·come true [L not be cut off].
Proverbs 24:14
New American Standard Bible
14 Know that (A)wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a [a](B)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit latter end
Proverbs 28:26
Expanded Bible
26 Those who trust in ·themselves [L their own hearts] are foolish,
but those who ·live wisely [L walk in wisdom] will be ·kept safe [or refreshed].
Proverbs 28:26
New American Standard Bible
26 One who (A)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But one who walks wisely will flee to safety.
Proverbs 30:24-28
Expanded Bible
24 “There are four things on earth that are small,
but they are very wise:
25 Ants are not very strong,
but they ·store up [have] food in the summer.
26 ·Rock badgers [or Coneys] are not very powerful,
but they can live among the ·rocks [crags].
27 Locusts have no king,
but they ·all go forward in formation [advance together in ranks].
28 Lizards can be caught in the hand,
but they are found even in kings’ palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28
New American Standard Bible
24 Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The (B)rock hyraxes are not a mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in (C)ranks;
28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.
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