Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it -

New American Standard Bible

A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

King James Version

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

Holman Bible

A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:

International Standard Version

A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:

A Conservative Version

A brutish man knows not, nor does a fool understand this.

American Standard Version

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

Amplified


A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:

Darby Translation

A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.

Julia Smith Translation

A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this.

King James 2000

A senseless man knows not; neither does a fool understand this.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] brutish man does not know, and [the] fool cannot understand this.

Modern King James verseion

A beastly man does not know; nor does a fool understand this.

NET Bible

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

New Heart English Bible

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

The Emphasized Bible

A man that is brutish, cannot know, And, dullard, cannot discern this: -

Webster

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

World English Bible

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

Youngs Literal Translation

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

Context Readings

God's Love And Faithfulness

5 O LORD, how glorious are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep. 6 An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it - 7 that the ungodly are green as grass, and that all the works of wickedness do flourish, to be destroyed forever.


Cross References

Psalm 73:22

So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it were a beast before thee.

Psalm 49:10

For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for others.

Psalm 94:8

Take heed, ye unwise among the people: O ye fools, when will ye understand?

Psalm 14:1

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The fool hath said in his heart, "Tush, there is no God." They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not one.

Psalm 32:9

Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding, whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee.

Psalm 75:4

I said unto the fools, "Deal not so madly," and to the ungodly, "Set not up your horn.

Proverbs 1:22

"O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge?

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is a high thing; yea, even to the fool, for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

Proverbs 30:2

For though I am the least of all, and have no man's understanding

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his master's crib; but Israel knoweth nothing. My people hath no understanding.

Jeremiah 10:14

His wisdom maketh all men fools. And confounded be all casters of images, for that they cast is but a vain thing, and hath no life.

Luke 12:20

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

1 Corinthians 2:14

For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.

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