Proverbs 17:24
“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 17:24 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Vor dem Angesicht des Verständigen ist Weisheit, aber die Augen des Toren sind am Ende der Erde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
En el rostro del entendido aparece la sabiduría: mas los ojos del necio vagan hasta el cabo de la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A sabedoria está diante do rosto do prudente; porém os olhos do tolo estão voltados para os confins da terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Aquele que tem entendimento volta o seu rosto para a sabedoria, mas os olhos do tolo perdem-se nos confins da terra.
📖 Proverbs 17:24 in Context
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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