WEB
KJV
12. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it.]

ASV
12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

ESV
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

ERVEN
12. If you become wise, it will be for your own good. If you are rude and show no respect, you are the one who will suffer.

NLT
12. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

NET
12. If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

NLV
12. If you are wise, your wisdom is a help to you. If you laugh at the truth, you alone will suffer for it.

HCSB
12. If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear [the consequences]."

YLT
12. If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest [it].

LITV
12. If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself, but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

RV
12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

NCV
12. The wise person is rewarded by wisdom, but whoever makes fun of wisdom will suffer for it."

MKJV
12. If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

AKJV
12. If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

LXXEN
12. Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. [Hebrew—to beginning of verse 13][(9:12AA)] He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: [(9:12BA)] for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; [(9:12CA)] and he goes through a dry desert, and a land appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.



KJV
12. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it.]

AMP
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scorn, you alone will bear it and pay the penalty.

KJVP
12. If H518 PART thou be wise H2449 , thou shalt be wise H2449 for thyself : but [ if ] thou scornest H3887 , thou alone H905 shalt bear H5375 [ it ] .

YLT
12. If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest [it].

ASV
12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

WEB
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

NASB
12. If you are wise, it is to your own advantage; and if you are arrogant, you alone shall bear it.

ESV
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

RV
12. If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

RSV
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

NKJV
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And [if] you scoff, you will bear [it] alone."

MKJV
12. If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself; but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

AKJV
12. If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

NRSV
12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

NIV
12. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."

NIRV
12. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you. If you make fun of others, you alone will suffer."

NLT
12. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

MSG
12. Live wisely and wisdom will permeate your life; mock life and life will mock you. Madame Whore Calls Out, Too

GNB
12. You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who will suffer.

NET
12. If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

ERVEN
12. If you become wise, it will be for your own good. If you are rude and show no respect, you are the one who will suffer.