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Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:7 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

    ASV

  • Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

    BBE

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

    DBY

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

    WEB

  • Wisdom `is' high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

    YLT

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool: he opens not his mouth in the gate.

    ENG

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

    WBT

  • Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

    BSB

In context

5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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