Proverbs 17:24 Interlinear: The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

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אֶת־	24
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6440 [e]
pə·nê
פְּנֵ֣י
in the sight
N‑cpc

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995 [e]
mê·ḇîn
מֵבִ֣ין
of him who has understanding
V‑Hifil‑Prtcpl‑ms

2451 [e]
ḥāḵ·māh
חָכְמָ֑ה
Wisdom [is]
N‑fs

5869 [e]
wə·‘ê·nê
וְעֵינֵ֥י
but the eyes
Conj‑w | N‑cdc

3684 [e]
ḵə·sîl,
כְ֝סִ֗יל
of a fool
N‑ms

7097 [e]
biq·ṣêh-
בִּקְצֵה־
[are] on the ends
Prep‑b | N‑msc

776 [e]
’ā·reṣ.
אָֽרֶץ׃
of the earth
N‑fs

Parallel Strong's

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

King James Bible
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding;but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

Parallel Verses

International Standard Version
A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

American Standard Version
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

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