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Proverbs 13:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Kila mwenye busara hutenda kwa maarifa, bali mpumbavu hudhihirisha upumbavu wake.

Proverbs 13:16 in English

Proverbs 13:16 · Berean Standard Bible

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Context

14Mafundisho ya mwenye busara ni chemchemi ya uzima, ili kumwepusha mtu na mitego ya mauti. 15Ufahamu mzuri hupata upendeleo, bali njia ya asiye mwaminifu ni ngumu. 16Kila mwenye busara hutenda kwa maarifa, bali mpumbavu hudhihirisha upumbavu wake. 17Mjumbe mwovu huanguka kwenye taabu, bali mjumbe mwaminifu huleta uponyaji. 18Yeye anayedharau maonyo hupata umaskini na aibu, bali yeye anayekubali maonyo huheshimiwa.

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