KJV
ASV
18. The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
ESV
18. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
ERVEN
18. Fools are rewarded with more foolishness. Smart people are rewarded with knowledge.
NLT
18. Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
WEB
18. The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NET
18. The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
NLV
18. Those who are easy to fool are foolish, but the wise have much learning.
HCSB
18. The gullible inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
YLT
18. The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
LITV
18. The simple inherit foolishness, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.
RV
18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NCV
18. Fools are rewarded with nothing but more foolishness, but the wise are rewarded with knowledge.
MKJV
18. The simple inherit folly, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.
AKJV
18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
LXXEN
18. Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
KJV
18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
AMP
18. The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
KJVP
18. The simple H6612 NMP inherit H5157 folly H200 : but the prudent H6175 are crowned H3803 with knowledge H1847 NFS .
YLT
18. The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
ASV
18. The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
WEB
18. The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NASB
18. The adornment of simpletons is folly, but shrewd men gain the crown of knowledge.
ESV
18. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
RV
18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
RSV
18. The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NKJV
18. The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
MKJV
18. The simple inherit folly, but the wise are crowned with knowledge.
AKJV
18. The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NRSV
18. The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
NIV
18. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
NIRV
18. Childish people act in keeping with their foolish ways. But knowledge makes wise people feel like kings.
NLT
18. Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
MSG
18. Foolish dreamers live in a world of illusion; wise realists plant their feet on the ground.
GNB
18. Ignorant people get what their foolishness deserves, but the clever are rewarded with knowledge.
NET
18. The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
ERVEN
18. Fools are rewarded with more foolishness. Smart people are rewarded with knowledge.