New International VersionThe wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
New Living TranslationThe wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
English Standard VersionThe wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Berean Standard BibleA wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
King James BibleThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
New King James VersionThe wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
New American Standard BibleThe wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin.
NASB 1995The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be ruined.
NASB 1977The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be thrown down.
Legacy Standard BibleThe wise of heart will receive commandments, But an ignorant fool of
loose lips will be ruined.
Amplified BibleThe wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept
and obey commands (instruction), But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.
Christian Standard BibleA wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed.
Holman Christian Standard BibleA wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed.
American Standard VersionThe wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
Contemporary English VersionIf you have good sense, you will listen and obey; if all you do is talk foolishly, you will destroy yourself.
English Revised VersionThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThe one who is truly wise accepts commands, but the one who talks foolishly will be thrown down headfirst.
Good News TranslationSensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin.
International Standard VersionThe wise person accepts commands, but the chattering fool will be brought down.
NET BibleThe wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
New Heart English BibleThe wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
Webster's Bible TranslationThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleA wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
World English BibleThe wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionThe wise in heart accepts commands, "" And a talkative fool kicks.
Young's Literal Translation The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Smith's Literal TranslationThe wise of heart will receive commands: and the foolish of lips shall fall.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleThe wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.
Catholic Public Domain VersionThe wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
New American BibleA wise heart accepts commands, but a babbling fool will be overthrown.
New Revised Standard VersionThe wise of heart will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleThe wise in heart will receive commandments; but one whose lips are full of folly shall be caught.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedFor the wise will receive the commandment to his heart and he who is insane is caught by his lips.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationA wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
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