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


In Context

15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man heedeth his going.

16 A wise man feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.

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

19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous man.

20 He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; 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 American Standard Version 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.