Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
Or you will not
King James Version
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Holman Bible
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
International Standard Version
Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find competent advice.
American Standard Version
Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Amplified
Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool,
For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.
Bible in Basic English
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Darby Translation
Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
Julia Smith Translation
Go from before to the foolish man and thou knewest not the lips of knowledge.
King James 2000
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.
Modern King James verseion
Go from before a foolish man when you do not see in him the lips of knowledge.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge.
NET Bible
Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.
New Heart English Bible
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
The Emphasized Bible
Get thee from the presence of a man that is a dullard, when thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
Webster
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
World English Bible
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
Youngs Literal Translation
Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Topics
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding. 7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 13:20
Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Proverbs 19:27
To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.
1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I write to you not to associate if any man who is called a brother is a fornicator, or a greedy man, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or a predator, not even to eat with such kind.
Ephesians 5:11
And do not associate with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead even rebuke them.