Other translations
New Catholic Bible
A mind based on intelligent reflection is like fine decoration on a smooth wall.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like stucco decoration that makes a wall smooth.
Good News Translation®
A mind that thinks things through intelligently is like a firm wall, finely decorated.
Wycliffe Bible
The thought of a wise man shall not be made shrewd (or depraved) in any time, neither dreaded.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like the stucco decoration on the wall of a colonnade.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like plaster decoration that makes a wall smooth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like stucco decoration that makes a wall smooth.
Common English Bible © 2011
A heart fixed on thoughtful understanding is like an engraved ornament on a smooth wall.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The mind solidly backed by intelligent thought is like a stucco decoration on a smooth wall.
Revised Standard Version
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like the stucco decoration on the wall of a colonnade.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A mind settled on an intelligent thought is like stucco decoration that makes a wall smooth.