Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 17:24
24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Context of Proverbs 17:24
22A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. 23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment. Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 26Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:24 word by word
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:24
- Proverbs 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
- Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
- Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
- Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
- John 7:17If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself.
- Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
- Psalms 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in thy ways.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Are in the ends of the earth - Wisdom is within the sight and reach at every man: but he whose desires are scattered abroad, who is always aiming at impossible things, or is of an unsteady disposition, is not likely to find it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Before him - Set straight before his eyes as the mark to which they look. Others, following the Septuagint and Vulgate, interpret the verse, Wisdom is seen in the clear, stedfast look of the wise man as contrasted with the wandering gaze of the fool.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 The prudent man keeps the word of God continually in view. But the foolish man cannot fix his thoughts, nor pursue any purpose with steadiness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Wisdom is not natural; you must seek it. Wise people work hard to gain wisdom, but fools cannot stay focused.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Wisdom ... him--ever an object of regard, while a fool's affections are unsettled.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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