Bible in Basic English
"The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man."
— Proverbs 14:6, Bible in Basic English
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.