Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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 How magnificent are Your works, Lord,
how profound Your thoughts!
6 A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:
7 though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be eternally destroyed.


Cross References

Psalm 73:22

I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.

Psalm 49:10

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 94:8

Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?

Psalm 14:1

For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.

Psalm 75:4

I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;
he does not open his mouth at the gate.

Proverbs 30:2

I am more stupid than any other man,
and I lack man’s ability to understand.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

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