Verse Comparison: Proverbs 9:13
American Standard Version
The foolish woman is clamorous; `She is' simple, and knoweth nothing.
Amplified® Bible
The foolish woman is noisy; she is simple {and} open to all forms of evil, she [willfully and recklessly] knows nothing whatever [of eternal value].
Contemporary English Version
Stupidity is reckless, senseless, and foolish.
Darby English Version
The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
Good News Bible
Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant, shameless woman.
King James Version
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
New American Standard Bible
The woman of folly is boisterous, {She is} naive and knows nothing.
New International Version
The woman Folly is loud;
she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
New King James Version
A foolish woman is clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The woman of folly behaves boisterously, She behaves naively and knows nothing.
Revised Standard Version
A foolish woman is noisy; she is wanton and knows no shame.
Young's Literal Translation
A foolish woman `is' noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
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