Verse List for PROV 13:16

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OET (OET-RV) Every sensible person makes use of knowledge, ⇔ ^ but the fool displays his foolishness.

OET-LV Every _of sensible_person he _acts with_knowledge and_a _fool he _spreads _out foolishness.

ULT Every prudent, one acts with knowledge, ⇔ but a stupid person displays folly.

UST All clever people think carefully before they do something, ⇔  but foolish people show that they are foolish by how they act.

BSB & MSB Every prudent [man] acts with knowledge, ⇔  but a fool displays [his] folly.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Every prudent man acts from knowledge, ⇔  but a fool exposes folly.

NET Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, ⇔ but a fool displays his folly.

LSV Every prudent one deals with knowledge,
And a fool spreads out folly.

FBV All wise people act intelligently, but stupid people demonstrate their stupidity.

T4T ⇔  Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; ⇔  foolish people show by what they say and do that they are foolish.

LEB • Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
• but the fool will display folly.

BBE A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

Moff A shrewd man never vaunts his wisdom, ⇔  but fools display their folly.

JPS Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.

ASV Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; ⇔ But a fool flaunteth his folly.

DRA The prudent mall doth all things with counsel: but he that is a fool, layeth open his folly.

YLT Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

Drby Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.

RV Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth out folly.
(Every prudent man worketh/works with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth/spreads out folly.)

SLT Every prudent one will do in knowledge: and the foolish one will spread folly.

Wbstr Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

KJB-1769 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.[fn]
(Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth/lays open his folly.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Euery prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a foole layeth open his folly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
(A wise man doeth/does all things with discretion: but a fool will declare his folly.)

Gnva Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
(Every wise man will work by knowledge: but a fool will spread abroad folly.)

Cvdl A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.
(A wise man doeth/does all things with discretion, but a fool will declare his foly.)

Wycl A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
(A fell man doeth/does all things with counsel; but he that is a fool, shall open folly.)

Luth Ein Kluger tut alles mit Vernunft; ein Narr aber breitet Narrheit aus.
(A wise/clever_(person) does all/everything with reason; a fool(n) but spreads folly out.)

ClVg Astutus omnia agit cum consilio; qui autem fatuus est aperit stultitiam.[fn]
(Astutus everything acts when/with by_design/by_the_advice; who/which however fatuus it_is opens stupidity.)

UHB כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְ⁠דָ֑עַת וּ֝⁠כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ ‡

BrLXX Πᾶς πανοῦργος πράσσει μετὰ γνώσεως, ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἐξεπέτασεν ἑαυτοῦ κακίαν.

BrTr Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.