Bible in Basic English
"If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it."
— Proverbs 9:12, Bible in Basic English
“If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”
“If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it. ”
“If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.”
“If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you have mocked, you alone must bear it.”
“If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.”
“If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”
Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.
The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,
Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says: