Proverbs 17:24

Modern

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Traditional

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Literal

With the face of a discerning one is wisdom and the eyes of a fool are at the end of the earth.

Latin

In facie prudentis lucet sapientia; oculi stultorum in finibus terræ.

Hebrew

English

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is not natural; you must seek it. Wise people work hard to gain wisdom, but fools cannot stay focused.

Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
Proverbs 15:14
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Ecclesiastes 6:9
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.