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


In Context

15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

16 A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man 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 person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has 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 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 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.