The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

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The words of the mouth are deep waters;
    the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.(A)

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The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)

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To get wisdom is to love oneself;
    to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)

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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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By wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established;(A)

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Saying 23

Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

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Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)

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14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(A)

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14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, you will find a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(A)

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26 Those who trust in themselves are fools,(A)
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.(B)

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26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
    but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.

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24 “Four things on earth are small,
    yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
    yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
26 hyraxes(B) are creatures of little power,
    yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(C) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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24 Four things on earth are small,
    yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 the ants are a people without strength,
    yet they provide their food in the summer;(A)
26 the badgers are a people without power,
    yet they make their homes in the rocks;(B)
27 the locusts have no king,
    yet all of them march in rank;
28 the lizard[a] can be grasped in the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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Footnotes

  1. 30.28 Or spider