24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.


In Context

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

22 A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.

24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

Proverbs 17:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:24A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:24The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:24Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.