Proverbs 14:18
“The simple inherite folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.”
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Proverbs 14:18 Context
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident. 17Hee that is soone angry, dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked deuices is hated. 18The simple inherite folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19The euill bowe before the good: and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20The poore is hated euen of his owne neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- King James Version
The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
- Basic English Bible
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Darby Bible
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Webster's Bible
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- World English Bible
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
- Youngs Literal Bible
The thoughtless come into possession of folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 14:18
14:18 Inherit - They possess it as their inheritance, holding it fast, and glorying in it. Knowledge - The saving knowledge of God and of their own duty.