18The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.


In Context

15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:18The simple inherit folly, but 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.