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Proverbs 13:16

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16yEvery prudent man dealeth with knowledge:

But a fool †layeth open his folly.

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Footnotes

  1. ySo ch. 12:23. & 15:2.
  2. †Heb. spreadeth. Ex. 37:9, &c. See ch. 18:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,

but a fool flaunts his folly.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All who are prudent act with knowledge,

but fools expose their folly.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,

but a fool displays his stupidity.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wise people think before they act;

fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,

but the fool will display folly.