8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.


In Context

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.

10 The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.

Proverbs 14:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of a. discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.