Proverbs 13:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 Good understanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
16 Every wise man will work by knowledge: but a fool will spread abroad folly.
17 (A)A wicked messenger falleth [a]into evil: but a faithful ambassador is preservation.
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- Proverbs 13:17 Bringeth many inconveniences both to himself and to others.
Proverbs 13:15-17
New International Version
15 Good judgment wins favor,
but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
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