Proverbs 15:7
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- 18 The verb of the first colon is difficult because it does not fit the second very well—a heart does not “scatter” or “spread” knowledge. On the basis of the , C. H. Toy (Proverbs [], ) suggests a change to יִצְּרוּ (yitséru, “they preserve”). The Greek evidence, however, is not strong. For the second line the has “hearts of fools are not safe,” apparently taking לֹא־כֵן (lo’-khen) as “unstable” instead of “not so.” So it seems futile to use the Greek version to modify the first colon to make a better parallel, when the Greek has such a different reading in the second colon anyway.
- 19 The phrase “the heart of fools” emphasizes that fools do not comprehend knowledge. Cf. “there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the hearts of fools.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The lips of the wise give good advice;
the heart of a fool has none to give.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
but the heart of fools, not so.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:
But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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