Proverbs 17:24

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“Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.”

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BSBPD

“Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The face of the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 17:24 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
  2. Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
  3. Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
  4. Proverbs 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
  5. Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
  6. Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  7. Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
  8. John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  9. 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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