Proverbs 17:24

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

ASV

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

LSV

The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, || And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth.

YLT

The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.

DBY

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

DRC

Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.

GNV

Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

JPS

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

LXXE

The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃

LXX-Br

Πρόσωπον συνετὸν ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ, οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπʼ ἄκρα γῆς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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.
• 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.
• Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• 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.
• Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
• Proverbs 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• 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.

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