Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

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WEBBE

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

BSB

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

KJV

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

ASV

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

BBE

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 8

We are travellers, whose concern is, not to spy out wonders, but to get to their journey's end; to understand the rules we are to walk by, also the ends we are to walk toward. The bad man cheats himself, and goes on in his mistake.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.