Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
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King James Version

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

English Standard Version

Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless