The eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth— As a wise man's understanding appears in his very countenance, and a fool is known by his garish and wandering eyes; so the one has his wisdom always present, and ready at hand to guide and govern him, when the other knows not what to follow; but his thoughts are roving up and down to no purpose, though he ramble to the very ends of the earth. See Patrick and Calmet. Houbigant renders the verse, Wisdom hath her seat in the countenance of the prudent: folly swells in the eyes of the foolish; or, the eyes of the foolish swell with folly.
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Proverbs 17:24
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.