Parallel Verses
- The Message - True intelligence is a spring of fresh water, while fools sweat it out the hard way.
- 新标点和合本 - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚昧人必被愚昧惩治。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚妄人必受愚妄的惩戒。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚妄人必受愚妄的惩戒。
- 当代译本 - 智慧是智者的生命泉， 愚昧为愚人带来惩罚。
- 圣经新译本 - 明慧人的明慧是他生命的泉源； 愚妄人的惩罚就是愚妄。
- 中文标准译本 - 见识是有见识者的生命泉源， 愚妄是对愚妄人的惩罚。
- 现代标点和合本 - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源， 愚昧人必被愚昧惩治。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源， 愚昧人必被愚昧惩治。
- New International Version - Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
- New International Reader's Version - Understanding is like a fountain of life to those who have it. But foolish people are punished for the foolish things they do.
- English Standard Version - Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
- New Living Translation - Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.
- Christian Standard Bible - Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
- New American Standard Bible - Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, But the discipline of fools is foolishness.
- New King James Version - Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.
- Amplified Bible - Understanding (spiritual insight) is a [refreshing and boundless] wellspring of life to those who have it, But to give instruction and correction to fools is foolishness.
- American Standard Version - Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.
- King James Version - Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
- New English Translation - Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.
- World English Bible - Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
- 新標點和合本 - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚昧人必被愚昧懲治。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚妄人必受愚妄的懲戒。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚妄人必受愚妄的懲戒。
- 當代譯本 - 智慧是智者的生命泉， 愚昧為愚人帶來懲罰。
- 聖經新譯本 - 明慧人的明慧是他生命的泉源； 愚妄人的懲罰就是愚妄。
- 呂振中譯本 - 有明智的、明智就是他生命之泉源； 愚妄人受的懲罰乃是愚妄。
- 中文標準譯本 - 見識是有見識者的生命泉源， 愚妄是對愚妄人的懲罰。
- 現代標點和合本 - 人有智慧就有生命的泉源， 愚昧人必被愚昧懲治。
- 文理和合譯本 - 明哲乃生命之源、蒙昧即愚人之罰、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 智者所得、生命之泉、愚者所聽、暗昧之詞。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 得明哲者、如得生命之源、愚者之教亦愚、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Fuente de vida es la prudencia para quien la posee; el castigo de los necios es su propia necedad.
- 현대인의 성경 - 지혜로운 사람에게는 지혜가 생명의 샘과 같아도 미련한 사람에게는 어리석음이 징벌이 된다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Разум – источник жизни для имеющих его, а глупость – кара глупцам.
- Восточный перевод - Разум – источник жизни для имеющих его, а глупость – кара глупцам.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Разум – источник жизни для имеющих его, а глупость – кара глупцам.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Разум – источник жизни для имеющих его, а глупость – кара глупцам.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le discernement est une source de vie pour celui qui en est pourvu ; les sots trouvent leur châtiment dans leur sottise même.
- リビングバイブル - 知恵のある人は生きる喜びにあふれ、 愚か者は愚かさのために苦しみます。
- Nova Versão Internacional - O entendimento é fonte de vida para aqueles que o têm, mas a insensatez traz castigo aos insensatos.
- Hoffnung für alle - Wer Einsicht besitzt, für den ist sie eine Quelle des Lebens; aber ein Dummkopf wird durch seine eigene Dummheit bestraft.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Túi khôn là nguồn sống của người thông sáng, còn điên rồ là hình phạt của người dại khờ.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ความสุขุมรอบคอบเป็นน้ำพุแห่งชีวิตสำหรับผู้เป็นเจ้าของ แต่ความโง่เขลานำโทษทัณฑ์มาให้คนโง่
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คนที่มีความเข้าใจเปรียบได้กับการมีน้ำพุแห่งชีวิต แต่ความโง่จะลงโทษคนโง่เอง
Cross Reference
- Proverbs 15:2 - Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.
- Proverbs 18:4 - Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.
- Proverbs 14:27 - The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water so you won’t go off drinking from poisoned wells.
- Proverbs 15:28 - Prayerful answers come from God-loyal people; the wicked are sewers of abuse.
- Matthew 23:16 - “You’re hopeless! What arrogant stupidity! You say, ‘If someone makes a promise with his fingers crossed, that’s nothing; but if he swears with his hand on the Bible, that’s serious.’ What ignorance! Does the leather on the Bible carry more weight than the skin on your hands? And what about this piece of trivia: ‘If you shake hands on a promise, that’s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that’s serious’? What ridiculous hairsplitting! What difference does it make whether you shake hands or raise hands? A promise is a promise. What difference does it make if you make your promise inside or outside a house of worship? A promise is a promise. God is present, watching and holding you to account regardless.
- Matthew 23:23 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
- Matthew 23:25 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You buff the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
- John 6:68 - Peter replied, “Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of real life, eternal life. We’ve already committed ourselves, confident that you are the Holy One of God.”
- Proverbs 10:11 - The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
- John 5:24 - “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living.
- Luke 6:39 - He quoted a proverb: “‘Can a blind man guide a blind man?’ Wouldn’t they both end up in the ditch? An apprentice doesn’t lecture the master. The point is to be careful who you follow as your teacher.
- Proverbs 13:14 - The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!