Proverbs 14:18
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The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
In other translations
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Hebrew words
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