Proverbs 14:18

Proverbs 14:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• New International Version (NIV)The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Context of Proverbs 14:18

16A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident. 17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man]. 20He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

Proverbs 14:18 word by word

נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

• inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• follyאִוֶּ֫לֶת'ivveleth · follyH200
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:18

• Proverbs 3:35The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
• Proverbs 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
• Jeremiah 16:19Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.
• Jeremiah 44:17but we will certainly do every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and we had plenty of bread, and were well, and saw no evil.
• Matthew 23:29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,
• Proverbs 4:7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.
• Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
• Daniel 12:3And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars, for ever and ever.
• 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

Commentaries on Proverbs 14:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Crowned - The teacher anticipates the truth, and the paradox, of the Stoic saying, “The wise is the only king.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18Verse 18 Sin is the shame of sinners; but wisdom is the honour of the wise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18inherit folly: A person's true nature and attitude will eventually show in their behavior.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. inherit--as a portion (compare Pr 3:35). are crowned--literally, "are surrounded with it," abound in it.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 14:18

• Prudence
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Backslider
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• Prudent
• Rich

Commentaries on Proverbs 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings