Proverbs 17:24 - Tree of Life Version

²⁴ Wisdom is before the person of understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on 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 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from gazing at vanity but revive me in Your ways.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom yet finds none, but knowledge is easy to the discerning.

Proverbs 15:14

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.

Proverbs 23:5

When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

A wise man has his eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness. Yet, I also came to realize that the same destiny befalls them both.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is what the eyes see than the pursuit of the soul’s desires. This too is fleeting and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise person? Who knows the meaning of a matter? A person’s wisdom makes his face shine, transforming the harshness of his face.

John 7:17

If anyone wants to do His will, he will know whether My teaching comes from God or it is Myself speaking.

1 John 2:16

For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world.