Proverbs 14:7

Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything useful.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6Those who make fun of being wise will never become wise, but those who understand what is right learn things easily.

8Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do and what they should not do; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:6◄Leave/Go away from► other foolish people, and if you do that, you will continue to live. Walk on the road that will enable you to ◄have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true►.”

Proverbs 19:27My son, if you stop learning things, you will soon forget what you already know.

1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am stating clearly that when I wrote, I meant that you should not associate with those who say that they are fellow believers, if they are sexually immoral or if they desire and forcefully seize things that belong to others, or worship idols, or slander others, or become drunk. You should not associate with people like that, and you should not even eat with them!

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:7

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Note, 1. The reason why some people seek wisdom, and do not find it, is because they do not seek it from a right principle and in a right manner. They are scorners, and it is in scorn that they ask instruction, that they may ridicule what is told them and may cavil at it. Many put questions to Christ, tempting him, and that they might have whereof to accuse him, but they were never the wiser. No marvel if those who… Read the whole commentary →

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