Proverbs 14:18 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
English ASV
The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English Amplified
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The inexperienced inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English EASY 2024
Silly people do foolish things, and they receive what they deserve. But wise people receive honour for their knowledge.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Fools are rewarded with more foolishness. Smart people are rewarded with knowledge.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Ignorant people get what their foolishness deserves, but the clever are rewarded with knowledge.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Gullible people are gifted with stupidity, but sensible people are crowned with knowledge.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The gullible inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
English KJV 1611
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English LSB
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The adornment of simpletons is folly, but shrewd men gain the crown of knowledge.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Childish people act in keeping with their foolish ways. But knowledge makes wise people feel like kings.
English NIV
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English NKJ 1982
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English NLT
The simpleton is clothed with folly, but the wise person is crowned with knowledge.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The naïve demonstrate a lack of wisdom, but the lovers of wisdom are crowned with revelation-knowledge.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
The simpleton is crowned with folly; the wise man is crowned with knowledge.
English Tyndale 1537
The ignorant have foolishness in possession, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.