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Proverbs 14:8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.Proverbs 14:8 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:8 in context
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- prudentʻârûwmcunningH6175 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- follyʼivvelethsillinessH200 →
- foolskᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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See here, 1. The good conduct of a wise and good man; he manages himself well. it is not the wisdom of the learned, which consists only in speculation, that is here recommended, but the wisdom of the prudent, which is practical, and is of use to direct our counsels and actions.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary