World English Bible
Proverbs 14:18
“The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 14
16
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
17
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
18
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.