Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.

凡通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

明哲知而后行，愚人炫耀愚昧。

精明的人都按知识行事，愚昧人却显露自己的愚妄。

聪明人都按知识行事，愚昧人显露他的愚妄。

凡通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。

明哲知而後行，愚人炫耀愚昧。

精明的人都按知識行事，愚昧人卻顯露自己的愚妄。

精明人都憑知識而行事；愚頑人播揚自己的愚妄。

聰明人都按知識行事，愚昧人顯露他的愚妄。

哲人以智制事、蠢者自呈其愚、

智者彌慎厥行、愚者愈形其拙。

凡達人所行、俱憑知識、愚者則揚己拙、

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Wise people act with knowledge. But foolish people show how foolish they are.

Wise people think before they act; fools don’t— and even brag about their foolishness.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

Every prudent person acts with knowledge, But a fool displays foolishness.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.

Every prudent[ man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open[ his] folly.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.

Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

And Nabal answered David’s servants,“ Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?”

It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.

“ Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.

For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”

“ Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.