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


In Context

5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

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

9 Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its 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 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.

The American 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.