Proverbs 17:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 2:14 : 14 The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.
  • Eccl 6:9 : 9 It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.
  • Eccl 8:1 : 1 Human Government Demonstrates Limitations of Wisdom Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 because all that is in the world(the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  • Prov 14:6 : 6 The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:33
    83%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Eccl 2:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

    14The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 17:16
    80%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 14:24
    79%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    79%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 15:21
    78%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 24:7
    78%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 18:2
    78%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 13:16
    78%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 23:9
    77%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 10:14
    77%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 17:25
    77%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Ps 94:8
    75%

    8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 26:5
    74%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 1:7
    74%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • 1 Cor 3:19
    74%

    19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 26:12
    74%

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 17:21
    74%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 14:16
    74%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 14:18
    73%

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Eccl 6:8
    73%

    8So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

  • Eccl 7:25
    73%

    25True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

  • Ps 92:6
    73%

    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Prov 15:24
    73%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Eccl 9:17
    73%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.