Proverbs 17:24
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24An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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