Proverbs 17:24 · KJV
“Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.”
— Proverbs 17:24
A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17 — Context
A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
23A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just {is} not good, {nor} to strike princes for equity.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man's eyes {are} in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who {is} as the wise {man}? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. {the boldness: Heb. the strength}
Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; {and} quicken thou me in thy way. {Turn...: Heb. Make to pass}
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
1 John 2:16
For all that {is} in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}
Ecclesiastes 6:9
Better {is} the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this {is} also vanity and vexation of spirit. {than...: Heb. than the walking of the soul}