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Proverbs 24:7

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7kWisdom is ltoo high for a fool:

He openeth not his mouth min the gate.

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Footnotes

  1. kSee ch. 1:20 marg.
  2. lSo Ps. 10:5. ch. 14:6: or Comp. Job 28:18 marg.
  3. mSee Ps. 127:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wisdom is too high for a fool;

in the gate he does not open his mouth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Wisdom is too high for fools;

in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;

he does not open his mouth at the city gate.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wisdom is too lofty for fools.

Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wisdom is too high for fools;

at the gate he will not open his mouth.