A moment in scripture
Proverbs 13:16
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Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
- Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
- Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.