14 The [a]teaching of the wise is a (A)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (B)snares of death.
15 (C)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Every (D)prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool [b]displays folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:14 Or law
  2. Proverbs 13:16 Lit spreads out