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14 The teaching of wise people is like a spring of water that gives life.
    It will keep you away from death's dangerous traps.
15 People respect a person who has wise thoughts.
    But the way that wicked people live destroys them.
16 Careful people need to understand what they are doing.
    But a fool quickly shows how foolish he is.

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,(A)
    turning a person from the snares of death.(B)

15 Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[a]

16 All who are prudent act with[b] knowledge,
    but fools expose(C) their folly.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through