complete verse (Proverbs 15:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 15:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “A wise person says words that promote understanding,
    but the foolish, stupid words flow from his mouth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “From the mouth of the wise
    come words of wisdom,
    but from the mouths of fools
    come only foolish words.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “What a wise man speaks can-give wisdom, but what a foolish man speaks are all foolishness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The words of a wise-person, they make-happy one-who-learns, but the words of a foolish-person, they (lit. it) are-of- no -account.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “When wise people speak , it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more;
    foolish people continually say what is foolish.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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