Proverbs 18:4
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4 The words of the mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.(A)
Proverbs 18:4
New Living Translation
4 Wise words are like deep waters;
wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 19:8
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8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
New Living Translation
8 To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 24:3
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3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;(A)
Proverbs 24:3
New Living Translation
3 A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)
Proverbs 24:7
New Living Translation
7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:14
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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)
Proverbs 24:14
New Living Translation
14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 28:26
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26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
Proverbs 28:26
New Living Translation
26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish,
but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
Proverbs 30:24-28
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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.
Footnotes
- 30.28 Or spider
Proverbs 30:24-28
New Living Translation
24 There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
25 Ants—they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
26 Hyraxes[a]—they aren’t powerful,
but they make their homes among the rocks.
27 Locusts—they have no king,
but they march in formation.
28 Lizards—they are easy to catch,
but they are found even in kings’ palaces.
Footnotes
- 30:26 Or Coneys, or Rock badgers.
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