the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Proverbs 14:18
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Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Fools are rewarded with nothing but more foolishness, but the wise are rewarded with knowledge.
The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The naive [are unsophisticated and easy to exploit and] inherit foolishness, But the sensible [are thoughtful and far-sighted and] are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Stupidity leads to foolishness; be smart and learn.
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
Thoughtless people inherit folly, but the cautious are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Fools are rewarded with more foolishness. Smart people are rewarded with knowledge.
The thoughtless come into possession of folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherite folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Those who are easy to fool are foolish, but the wise have much learning.
The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Fools inherit folly; but the prudent dispense knowledge.
Ignorant people get what their foolishness deserves, but the clever are rewarded with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.
The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent shall look for knowledge.
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
The inexperienced inherit foolishness,but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit foolishness, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
The ignoraut haue foolishnes in possessio, but the wyse are crowned with knowlege.
Foolish dreamers live in a world of illusion; wise realists plant their feet on the ground.
The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
The simple inherit folly,But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
inherit: Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 11:29, Jeremiah 16:19, Jeremiah 44:17, Matthew 23:29-32, 1 Peter 1:18
the prudent: Proverbs 4:7-9, Proverbs 11:30, Daniel 12:3, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 5:4
Reciprocal: Psalms 65:11 - crownest Proverbs 7:7 - the simple Acts 13:7 - a prudent
Cross-References
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
Then he said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.
So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "You are blessed of the LORD, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.
I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.
In Salem [fn] also is His tabernacle,And His dwelling place in Zion.
With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?
"However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The simple inherit folly,.... It is natural and hereditary to them, they are born like wild asses colts; the foolish sayings and proverbs, customs and practices, of their ancestors, though they have been demonstrated to be mere folly, yet these, their posterity, approve them; they love, like, and retain them as their patrimony, Job 11:12. Such are the foolish traditions, customs, principles, and doctrines, of the church of Rome, handed down from father to son; and because Popery is the religion they have been bred and brought up in, though so foolish and absurd, they will not relinquish it;
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge; natural, civil, and spiritual, especially the latter; evangelical knowledge, the knowledge of Christ, and of God in Christ, and of Gospel truths; they are honoured with an acquaintance with them; and they esteem the knowledge of these above all things else, and reckon all things else but loss and dung in comparison of them; they are as a crown unto them, and the knowledge of them is the way to the crown of life; yea, is itself life eternal, Philippians 3:8. Or, they "crown themselves with knowledge" p; they labour after it, pursue it with eagerness, follow on to know the Lord, and attain to a large share of it; surround, encompass, and lay hold upon it, and gird themselves about with this girdle of truth. Or, "they crown knowledge" q; do honour to that, by putting it in practice; by adding to it temperance, and every virtue, and by bringing others to it; and are an ornament to it in their lives and conversation; they adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour.
p יכתירו דעת "imponent coronam sibi scientiam", Montanus; "coronant se scientia", Piscator, so Ben Melech. q "Coronabunt scientiam", Baynus; "ornant scientiam", Drusius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Crowned - The teacher anticipates the truth, and the paradox, of the Stoic saying, “The wise is the only king.”
