Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, 1 but even among fools she lets herself be known. 1

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Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

In Context

32The wicked person is brought down by his evil actions, 1 but the righteous person has a refuge even in death. 1

34Doing what is right exalts a nation, 1 but sin is a disgrace to any people. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:16A fool shows his anger at once, 1 but one who ignores an insult is prudent. 1

Proverbs 13:16Prudent people act out of knowledge in every decision, 1 but a fool parades his folly. 1

Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous person ponders before it answers, 1 but the mouth of wicked people pours out all its evil. 1

Ecclesiastes 10:3When a fool walks down a road, 2 his thinking is deficient, 3 proving to everyone he is a fool. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:33

32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. Here is, 1. The desperate condition of a wicked man when he goes out of the world: He is driven away in his wickedness. He cleaves so closely to the world that he cannot find in his heart to leave it, but is driven away out of it; his soul is required, is forced from him, And sin cleaves so closely to him that it is inseparable; it goes with him into another world; he is driven away in his wickedness, dies in his sins, under… Read the whole commentary →

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