18The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.


In Context

15 The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

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

19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

Proverbs 14:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:18The childish shall possess folly, and the prudent, shall look for knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.