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Comparing Text |
Translation |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly. |
American Standard |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour. |
Basic English |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding [07922] is a wellspring [04726] of life [02416] unto him that hath [01167] it: but the instruction [04148] of fools [0191] is folly [0200]. |
Strong Concordance |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Updated King James |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly. |
Young's Literal |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Darby |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Webster |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly. |
World English |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness. |
Douay Rheims |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
fons vitae eruditio possidentis doctrina stultorum fatuitas |
Jerome's Vulgate |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly. |
Hebrew Names |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Manantial de vida es el entendimiento al que lo posee: Mas la erudición de los necios es necedad. |
Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Manantial de vida es el entendimiento al que lo posee; mas la erudición de los locos es locura. |
Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
Understanding is a wellspring of life to those who have it, but to give instruction to fools is folly. |
Amplified Bible© |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
La sagesse est une source de vie pour celui qui la possède; Et le châtiment des insensés, c`est leur folie. |
Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
¶ L'intelligence est une fontaine de vie pour ceux qui la possèdent, mais l'instruction des fous est folie. |
John Darby (French) |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
O entendimento, para aquele que o possui, é uma fonte de vida, porém a estultícia é o castigo dos insensatos. |
Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |