12If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.


In Context

9 Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

11 For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.

13 A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,

14 Sat at the door of her house, upon a seat, in a high place of the city,

Proverbs 9:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.