Proverbs 15:14

NETBible	The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.¹
NIV © biblegateway Pro 15:14	The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:14	The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 15:14	A wise person is hungry for truth, while the fool feeds on trash.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 15:14	An intelligent person is always eager to take in more truth; fools feed on fast-food fads and fancies.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 15:14	The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 15:14	The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 15:14	The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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KJV	The heart <03820> of him that hath understanding <0995> (8737) seeketh <01245> (8762) knowledge <01847>_: but the mouth <06310> (8675) <06440> of fools <03684> feedeth <07462> (8799) on foolishness <0200>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:14	The mind <03820> of the intelligent <0995> seeks <01245> knowledge <01847> , But the mouth <06310> of fools <03684> feeds <07462> on folly <0200> .
LXXM	kardia <2588> N-NSF oryh <3717> A-NSF zhtei <2212> V-PAI-3S aisyhsin <144> N-ASF stoma <4750> N-NSN de <1161> PRT apaideutwn <521> A-GPM gnwsetai <1097> V-FMI-3S kaka <2556> A-APN
NET [draft] ITL	The discerning <0995> heart <03820> seeks <01245> knowledge <01847> , but the mouth <06440> of fools <03684> feeds <07462> on folly <0200> .
HEBREW	tlwa <0200> hery <07462> Mylyok <03684> *ypw {ynpw} <06440> ted <01847> sqby <01245> Nwbn <0995> bl (15:14) <03820>


NETBible	The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.¹
NET Notes	¹tn The idea expressed in the second colon does not make a strong parallelism with the first with its emphasis on seeking knowledge. Its poetic image of feeding (a hypocatastasis) would signify the acquisition of folly – the fool has an appetite for it. D. W. Thomas suggests the change of one letter, ר (resh) to ד (dalet), to obtain a reading יִדְעֶה (yid’eh); this he then connects to an Arabic root da`a with the meaning “sought, demanded” to form what he thinks is a better parallel (“Textual and Philological Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” VTSup 3 [1955]: 285). But even though the parallelism is not as precise as some would prefer, there is insufficient warrant for such a change.