Proverbs 14:18 Parallel Translations
NASB: The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Gullible people are gifted with stupidity, but sensible people are crowned with knowledge.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
ASV: The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
BBE: Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
DBY: The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
ERV: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
JPS: The thoughtless come into possession of folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
WBS: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
WEB: The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
YLT: The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:18 Cross References
XREF:Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:19 The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
WES: 14:18 Inherit - They possess it as their inheritance, holding it fast, and glorying in it. Knowledge - The saving knowledge of God and of their own duty.
MHC: 14:18. Sin is the shame of sinners; but wisdom is the honour of the wise. 19. Even bad men acknowledge the excellency of God's people. 20. Friendship in the world is governed by self-interest. It is good to have God our Friend; he will not desert us. 21. To despise a man for his employment or appearance is a sin. 22. How wisely those consult their own interest, who not only do good, but devise it! 23. Labour of the head, or of the hand, will turn to some good account. But if men's religion runs all out in talk and noise, they will come to nothing. 24. The riches of men of wisdom and piety enlarge their usefulness. 25. An upright man will venture the displeasure of the greatest, to bring truth to light. 26,27. Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him, have a strong ground of confidence, and will be preserved. Let us seek to this Fountain of life, that we may escape the snares of death. 28. Let all that wish well to the kingdom of Christ, do what they can, that many may be added to his church. 29. A mild, patient man is one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. Unbridled passion is folly made known. 30. An upright, contented, and benevolent mind, tends to health. 31. To oppress the poor is to reproach our Creator. 32. The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some dread of death, have the blessed hope, which God, who cannot lie, has given them. 33. Wisdom possesses the heart, and thus regulates the affections and tempers. 34. Piety and holiness always promote industry, sobriety, and honesty. 35. The great King who reigns over heaven and earth, will reward faithful servants who honour his gospel by the proper discharge of the duties of their stations: he despises not the services of the lowest.
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