Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The simple inherit folly: and the prudent shall be surrounded with knowledge.

New American Standard Bible

The naive inherit foolishness,
But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

King James Version

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Holman Bible

The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

International Standard Version

The naive inherit folly, but the careful are crowned with knowledge.

A Conservative Version

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

American Standard Version

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Amplified


The naive [are unsophisticated and easy to exploit and] inherit foolishness,
But the sensible [are thoughtful and far-sighted and] are crowned with knowledge.

Bible in Basic English

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

Darby Translation

The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

King James 2000

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The simple are adorned [with] folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

Modern King James verseion

The simple inherit folly, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ignorant have foolishness in possession; but the wise are crowned with knowledge.

NET Bible

The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.

New Heart English Bible

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The Emphasized Bible

The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.

Webster

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

World English Bible

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Youngs Literal Translation

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּתאי פּתי פּתי 
P@thiy 
Usage: 19

אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

but the prudent
ערוּם 
`aruwm 
Usage: 11

כּתר 
Kathar 
Usage: 6

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

17 He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated. 18 The simple inherit folly: and the prudent shall be surrounded with knowledge. 19 The evil bowed before the good, and the unjust at the gates of the just one.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:35

The wise shall inherit glory, and the foolish exalt dishonor.

Proverbs 4:7-9

Wisdom the beginning; obtain wisdom, and with all thine acquisition, obtain understanding.

Proverbs 11:29-30

He troubling his house shall inherit wind: and the foolish is servant to the wise of heart

Jeremiah 16:19

O Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in days of straits, to thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers inherited falsehood, vanity, and no receiving profit in them.

Jeremiah 44:17

But doing, we will do all the word which went forth from our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, to pour out libations to her, as we did, we and our fathers, our kings and our chiefs in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we shall be filled with bread, and we shall be well, and see not evil.

Daniel 12:3

And those understanding shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those justifying many, as the stars forever and ever.

Matthew 23:29-32

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and deck the monuments of the just,

2 Timothy 4:8

As to the rest, the crown of justice is laid up for me, which the Lord will assign to me in that day, the just judge: and not only to me, but also to all them having loved his appearance.

1 Peter 1:18

Knowing that not with corruptible things, silver and gold, were ye redeemed from your vain mode of life transmitted from your fathers

1 Peter 5:4

And the chief Shepherd having been manifested, ye shall be attired with an unfading crown of glory.

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