Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

凡通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

明哲知而后行，愚人炫耀愚昧。

精明的人都按知识行事，愚昧人却显露自己的愚妄。

聪明人都按知识行事，愚昧人显露他的愚妄。

凡通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

明哲知而後行，愚人炫耀愚昧。

精明的人都按知識行事，愚昧人卻顯露自己的愚妄。

精明人都憑知識而行事；愚頑人播揚自己的愚妄。

聰明人都按知識行事，愚昧人顯露他的愚妄。

哲人以智制事、蠢者自呈其愚、

智者彌慎厥行、愚者愈形其拙。

凡達人所行、俱憑知識、愚者則揚己拙、

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Wise people act with knowledge. But foolish people show how foolish they are.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.

Wise people think before they act; fools don’t— and even brag about their foolishness.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

Every prudent person acts with knowledge, But a fool displays foolishness.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

Every prudent[ man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open[ his] folly.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

“ Look, my servant will succeed! He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted–

My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means‘ fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.

But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“ Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“ Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”

“ I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.