Proverbs 18:2
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.x
Proverbs 18:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 Fools do not want to understand anything.
They only want to tell others what they think.
Proverbs 18:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.
Proverbs 18:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.
Proverbs 18:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 A fool does not find joy in understanding
but only in expressing his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.
Proverbs 18:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.
Proverbs 18:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
but in expressing his heart.
Proverbs 18:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 A foolish person doesn’t want to understand.
He takes delight in saying only what he thinks.
Proverbs 18:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.