Proverbs 14:7 “Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his spee…”

Proverbs 14:7

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

World English Bible

Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

American Standard Version

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Geneva Bible 1599

Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

Darby Translation

Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

Bible in Basic English

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

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Cross references

“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.”

Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 9:6 1 Corinthians 5:11 Ephesians 5:11 Proverbs 19:27

Proverbs 13:20 · BSB

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Proverbs 9:6 · BSB

Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

1 Corinthians 5:11 · BSB

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

Ephesians 5:11 · BSB

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Proverbs 19:27 · BSB

If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

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