Proverbs 14:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Stupidity is the lot of the naive, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The childish will possess foolishness, and the discerning will anticipate knowledge.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent, shall look for knowledge.

Proverbs 14:18 Cross References

Proverbs 14:17

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly: And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow before the good; And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:35

The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Jeremiah 16:19

O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

Jeremiah 44:17

But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

Daniel 12:3

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

2 Timothy 4:8

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day: and not only to me, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.

1 Peter 1:18

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.