8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.


In Context

5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.

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

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish 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 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.