NIV: The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
NAS: Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
KJV: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
GWT: Those who are wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a stubborn fool invites ruin.
ASV: Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
BBE: Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
DBY: The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.
DRB: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.
WBS: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
WEB: Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
YLT: The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
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