Proverbs 17:24 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ A man of understanding sets skillful and godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding, but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:24 Cross References

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 23:5

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

John 7:17

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.