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Proverbs 13:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 13:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life
enabling one to avoid the snares of death.[a]
15 Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the faithless leads to their destruction.
16 Every prudent man acts out of knowledge,
but a fool proudly parades his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:14 Life . . . death: in this and other similar proverbs, these two words indicate “a long and happy life” and a “premature death” respectively.
