Proverbs 9:12

"If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

DBY DBY

If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

KJV King James Version

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

WBT WBT

If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

WEB WEB

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

YLT YLT

If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned -- thyself bearest `it'.