Results for be wise translation from English to Afrikaans

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
terwyl hulle voorgee dat hulle wys is, het hulle dwaas geword

go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
gaan na die mier, luiaard, kyk na sy weë en word wys!

answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
antwoord 'n dwaas na sy sotheid, sodat hy nie wys is in sy eie oë nie.

for vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
so kan dan 'n domme verstand verkry en 'n jong wilde-esel as mens gebore word.

my son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that i may answer him that reproacheth me.
wees wys, my seun, en verbly my hart, sodat ek hom wat my smaad, kan antwoord gee.

understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
let op, o onverstandiges onder die volk, en julle dwase, wanneer sal julle verstandig word?

all this have i proved by wisdom: i said, i will be wise; but it was far from me.
dit alles het ek met wysheid op die proef gestel; ek het gesê: ek wil wys word, maar dit het ver van my gebly.

if thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
as jy wys is, is jy wys tot jou voordeel, en is jy 'n spotter, dan moet jy dit alleen dra.

and they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
en die verstandiges sal glinster soos die glans van die uitspansel, en die wat baie tot regverdigheid lei, soos die sterre vir ewig en altoos.

let no man deceive himself. if any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
laat niemand homself mislei nie: as iemand meen dat hy wys is onder julle in hierdie wêreld, laat hom dwaas word, sodat hy wys kan word;

for i would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to israel, until the fulness of the gentiles be come in.
want ek wil nie hê, broeders, dat julle hierdie verborgenheid nie moet weet nie, sodat julle nie eiewys mag wees nie: dat die verharding ten dele oor israel gekom het totdat die volheid van die heidene ingegaan het;