Proverbs 13:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: But a fool layeth open his folly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a [self-confident] fool exposes and flaunts his folly.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The prudent all act intelligently, but fools display their stupidity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The discerning do everything with counsel. But whoever is senseless discloses his stupidity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The prudent man doth all things with counsel: but he that is a fool, layeth open his folly.

Proverbs 13:16 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning; she is known  even among fools.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only wants to show off his opinions.  ,

Proverbs 21:24

The arrogant and proud person, named ‘Mocker,’ acts with excessive arrogance.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness;

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense, and he shows everyone he is a fool.

Isaiah 52:13

See, my servant  , will be successful; he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.

Matthew 10:16

‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Romans 16:19

The report of your obedience has reached everyone.  Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise about what is good, and yet innocent about what is evil.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish, but understand  what the Lord’s will  is.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name:  His name means ‘stupid’, and stupidity is all he knows.  I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.