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Proverbs 15:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 15:5-7
New International Version
5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)
6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(B)
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(C)
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(D)
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
Proverbs 15:5-7
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:5-7
New King James Version
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise [b]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps
- Proverbs 15:7 spread
Proverbs 15:5-7
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)A fool (B)despises his father's instruction,
but (C)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
7 (D)The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
(E)not so the hearts of fools.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
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