Proverbs 14:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 14:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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KJV

King James Version

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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WEB

World English Bible

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 14

¹⁶ A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

¹⁷ A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

¹⁸ The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰ The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

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