Proverbs 17:24

American Standard Version (1901)

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

ASV Byzantine Text

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Asang Khongca Bible

Palungha kami loe panoekhaih to tawnh; toe kamthu ih mik loe long boenghaih khoek to khet parui.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Imua i ke alo o ka mea noonoo malaila ka naauao; Aia hoi na maka o ka mea lapuwale, ma na welau o ka honua.

English Berean Standard Bible

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yon moun ki gen bon konprann toujou ap chache konesans. Men, moun sòt pa konn sa li vle.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terræ.

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

La sagesse est en face de l’homme intelligent, mais les yeux du sot sont au bout de la terre.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Na oblíčeji rozumného vidí se moudrost, ale oči blázna těkají až na konec země.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet lalkung elos sulela in akwot nu ke soko inkanek lalmwetmet, a mwet lalfon uh takusrkusr ke inkanek puspis.

World Portuguese Bible

A sabedoria está diante do rosto de quem tem entendimento, mas os olhos do tolo vagam até os confins da terra.

Romanian BTF Bible

Înțelepciune este înaintea celui ce are înțelegere, dar ochii unui prost sunt ațintiți la marginile pământului.

Brenton English Septuagint

The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဥာဏ်ရှိသောသူသည် ပညာကို မျက်မှောက် ပြုတတ်၏။ မိုက်သောသူ၏ မျက်စိမူကား၊ မြေကြီးစွန်း တိုင်အောင်လှည့်၍ ကြည့်ရှုတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Vor dem Angesicht des Verständigen ist Weisheit, aber die Augen des Toren sind am Ende der Erde.

Dutch Bible 1917

In het aangezicht des verstandigen is wijsheid; maar de ogen des zots zijn in het einde der aarde.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De verstandige houdt de wijsheid voor ogen, De ogen van een domoor dwalen af naar de uithoeken der aarde.

Italian Diodati Bible

La sapienza è nel cospetto dell'intendente ; Ma gli occhi dello stolto riguardano alle estremità della terra.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

Noyes Bible

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Danish Bible 1931

Visdom står den forstandige for Øje, Tåbens Blik er ved Jordens Ende.

Leeser Tanakh

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

King James Version

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Có sự khôn ngoan trước mặt người thông sáng; Song con mắt kẻ ngu muội ở nơi địa cực.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tangata ʻoku faʻa fakakaukau ʻae poto: ka ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani ʻae mata ʻoe vale.

French Ostervald Bible

La sagesse est devant l'homme prudent; mais les yeux de l'insensé vont au bout de la terre.

Esperanto Bible

Antaŭ la vizaĝo de prudentulo estas saĝo; Sed la okuloj de malsaĝulo estas en la fino de la tero.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

La sagesse est en face de l’homme intelligent, Mais les yeux de l’insensé sont à l’extrémité de la terre.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ein Verständiger gebärdet sich weise; ein Narr wirft die Augen hin und her.

LXX2012 U. S. English

The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

British English Septuagint 2012

The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

Majority Standard BIble

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Webster Bible

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Revised Version

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Italian Riveduta Bible

La sapienza sta dinanzi a chi ha intelligenza, ma gli occhi dello stolto vagano agli estremi confini della terra.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

L'homme intelligent garde les yeux fixés sur la sagesse, mais les yeux de l'insensé errent jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre.

Reina Valera 1909

En el rostro del entendido aparece la sabiduría: mas los ojos del necio vagan hasta el cabo de la tierra.

Spanish BLL

El inteligente tiene la sabiduría a la vista, pero el necio anda en las nubes, mirando hasta el fin del mundo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

En el rostro del entendido brilla la sabiduría; mas los ojos del necio vagan por los confines de la tierra.

Croatian Bible

Razuman ima mudrost pred sobom, a bezumniku su oči na kraj zemlje.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Razumnom je na licu mudrost, a oči bezumniku vrljaju nakraj zemlje.

German Textbibel

Der Verständige hat die Weisheit vor sich stehn, aber die Augen des Thoren sind am Ende der Erde.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

The countenance of a wise man is sensible; But the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃

World English Bible

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible British Edition

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible Classic

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible Updated

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World Messianic Bible

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.

SEPTUAGINTA

πρόσωπον συνετὸν ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ, οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπ᾿ ἄκρα γῆς.

Brenton Septuagint

Πρόσωπον συνετὸν ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ, οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπʼ ἄκρα γῆς.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ынцелепчуня есте ын фаца омулуй причепут, дар окий небунулуй о каутэ ла капэтул пэмынтулуй.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

В розумного мудрість — перед очима, дурного ж очі — на концї землї її вбачають.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

В розумного мудрість — перед очима, дурного ж очі — на концї землї її вбачають.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Разумном је на лицу мудрост, а очи безумнику врљају накрај земље.

Russian Synodal Bible

Мудрость - пред лицoм у разумного, а глаза глупца - на конце земли.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

את פני מבין חכמה ועיני כסיל בקצה ארץ׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

ٱلْحِكْمَةُ عِنْدَ ٱلْفَهِيمِ، وَعَيْنَا ٱلْجَاهِلِ فِي أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

حکمت در مد نظر مرد فهیم است، اماچشمان احمق در اقصای زمین می‌باشد.

Judson Burmese Bible

ဉာဏ် ရှိသောသူသည် ပညာ ကို မျက်မှောက် ပြုတတ်၏။ မိုက် သောသူ၏ မျက်စိ မူကား ၊ မြေကြီး စွန်း တိုင်အောင်လှည့်၍ ကြည့်ရှုတတ်၏။

Korean Bible 1910

지혜는 명철한 자의 앞에 있거늘 미련한 자는 눈을 땅 끝에 두느니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

悟りのある者は知恵を見据えるが、 愚かな者の目は地の果てをさまよう。

World Chinese Bible

智慧在明达人面前； 愚昧人的眼睛却游荡到地极。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

明哲人眼前有智慧； 愚昧人眼望地极。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

明哲人眼前有智慧； 愚昧人眼望地極。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

A sabedoria está diante do rosto do prudente; porém os olhos do tolo estão voltados para os confins da terra.

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Mashi Bible

Entagengwa ebwa burhimanya eyerekeza amalanga, amasù g’omuhwinja gôhe, kuzimêra gazimêra enyuma ly’ebihugo.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Dem Verständigen liegt die Weisheit vor Augen; der Tor aber sucht sie am Ende der Erde.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

La sabiduría está delante del que tiene sentido; pero los ojos de los necios vagan en los confines de la tierra.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

En el rostro del entendido se refleja la sabiduría, Pero los ojos del necio vagan hasta el extremo de la tierra.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Chochmah is before the meiven (discerning one); but the eynayim of a kesil are on the ends of ha'aretz.

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