Good comes to a man who is gracious and lends. He will order his affairs with fairness.
Proverbs 13:16 - Tree of Life Version Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: But a fool layeth open his folly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a [self-confident] fool exposes and flaunts his folly. American Standard Version (1901) Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly. Common English Bible The prudent all act intelligently, but fools display their stupidity. Catholic Public Domain Version The discerning do everything with counsel. But whoever is senseless discloses his stupidity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The prudent man doth all things with counsel: but he that is a fool, layeth open his folly. |
Good comes to a man who is gracious and lends. He will order his affairs with fairness.
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, and even among fools she is known.
The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
A fool finds no delight in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
A proud and haughty man —Mocker is his name— acts with overbearing pride.
Even as the fool walks along the way, his heart lacks sense and tells everyone what a fool he is.
“Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Your obedience has become known to all, so I rejoice over you—but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
For this reason do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. But he is such a worthless fellow that no one can speak to him.”
Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.