| NETBible | The lips of the wise spread 1 knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. 2 |
| NASB © |
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. |
| HCSB | The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. |
| LEB | The lips of wise people spread knowledge, but a foolish attitude does not. |
| NIV © |
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. |
| ESV | The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. |
| NRSV © |
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the minds of fools. |
| REB | The lips of the wise promote knowledge; the hearts of the stupid are dishonest. |
| NKJV © |
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so. |
| KJV | The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so. |
| KJV | The lips <08193> of the wise <02450> disperse <02219> (8762) knowledge <01847>_: but the heart <03820> of the foolish <03684> [doeth] not so. |
| NASB © |
The lips <8193> of the wise <2450> spread <2219> knowledge <1847> , But the hearts <3820> of fools <3684> are not so .<3651> |
| LXXM | ceilh <5491> N-NPN sofwn <4680> A-GPM dedetai <1210> V-RMI-3S aisyhsei <144> N-DSF kardiai <2588> N-NPF de <1161> PRT afronwn <878> A-GPM ouk <3364> ADV asfaleiv <804> A-NPM |
| NET [draft] ITL | The lips <08193> of the wise <02450> spread <02219> knowledge <01847> , but not <03808> so <03651> the heart <03820> of fools .<03684> |
| NETBible | The lips of the wise spread 1 knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tc The verb of the first colon is difficult because it does not fit the second very well – a heart does not “scatter” or “spread” knowledge. On the basis of the LXX, C. H. Toy (Proverbs [ICC], 305) suggests a change to יִצְּרוּ (yitsÿru, “they preserve”). The Greek evidence, however, is not strong. For the second line the LXX has “hearts of fools are not safe,” apparently taking לֹא־כֵן (lo’-khen) as “unstable” instead of “not so.” So it seems futile to use the Greek version to modify the first colon to make a better parallel, when the Greek has such a different reading in the second colon anyway. 2 sn The phrase “the heart of fools” emphasizes that fools do not comprehend knowledge. Cf. NCV “there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.” |