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

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.

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

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

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

You can identify fools just by the way they walk down the street!

The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness.

See, my servant will prosper; he will be highly exalted.

I know Nabal is a wicked and ill tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the young men you sent.

“ Who is this fellow David?” Nabal sneered to the young men.“ Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters.Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”

Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.

Mockers are proud and haughty; they act with boundless arrogance.

But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong.

You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill tempered that no one can even talk to him!”

“ Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.