Bible in Basic English
"Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth."
— Proverbs 17:24, Bible in Basic English
“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
“Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. ”
“Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.”
“Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.”
“Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.”
“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.