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Proverbs 14:5-12
New King James Version
Proverbs 14:5-12
New King James Version
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (C)knowledge is easy to him who understands.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (D)knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
11 (F)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Lit. guilt
Proverbs 14:5-12
New International Version
Proverbs 14:5-12
New International Version
5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.(A)
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(B)
7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,(C)
but the folly of fools is deception.(D)
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.
Proverbs 14:5-12
King James Version
Proverbs 14:5-12
King James Version
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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