Proverbs 14:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ The wisdom of the clever is to understand His way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: But the folly of fools is deceit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ The Wisdom [godly Wisdom, which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of [self-confident] fools is to deceive.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

Common English Bible

⁸ By their wisdom the prudent understand their way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The wisdom of a discerning man is to understand his way. And the imprudence of the foolish is to be wandering astray.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.

Proverbs 14:8 Cross References

Psalm 111:10

Rĕsh The fear of יהוה is the beginning of wisdom, Shin All those doing them have a good understanding. Taw His praise is standing forever.

Psalm 119:5

Oh, that my ways were established To guard Your laws!

Psalm 119:73

Yod Your hands have made me and formed me; Make me understand, that I might learn Your commands.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear Your loving-commitment in the morning, For in You I have put my trust; Let me know the way in which I should walk, For I have lifted up my being to You.

Proverbs 11:18

The wrong one earns false wages, But the one sowing righteousness, a true reward.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are right-ruling, The counsels of the wrong are deceit.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, But a man of understanding walks straight.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you would understand righteousness And right-ruling, and straightness – Every good path.

Proverbs 8:20

“I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of right-ruling,

Ecclesiastes 2:13

Then I saw that wisdom is better than folly, as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For there is no more lasting remembrance of the wise than of the fool, since in the days to come all is forgotten. And how does a wise man die? With the fool!

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your fair sheep?

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with Elohim. For it has been written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”

Ephesians 4:22

that you put off – with regard to your former behaviour – the old man, being corrupted according to the desires of the deceit,

Ephesians 5:17

So then do not be foolish, but understand what the desire of יהוה is.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors shall go on to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom.