The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Is to understand his way - Instead of הבין habin, to understand, הכין hachin, to Direct his way, is found in one MS. It makes a very good sense.
The Hebrew counterpart to the Greek "Know thyself." "The highest wisdom is for a person to understand his own way. The most extreme folly is self-deceit." The word "deceit" may, however, involve fraud practiced upon others. The folly of fools shows itself then in their ceaseless effort to deceive.
14:8 His way - Consists not in vain speculations, but in a diligent study of his duty, and of the way to eternal happiness. The folly - The wit of ungodly men, which is really their folly, is employed only in finding out ways of deceiving.