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Proverbs 1:7
7
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:22
22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity?
And scoffers delight in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:32
32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 8:5
5
O simple ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 9:13 - 9:18
13
The woman of foolishness is boisterous,
A woman of simplicity, and does not know anything.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by the high places of the city,
15 To call to those who pass by that way,
Who are making their paths straight:
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks a heart of wisdom she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
That those she called are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 10:8
8
The wise of heart will receive commandments,
But an ignorant fool of loose lips will be ruined.
Proverbs 10:18
18
He who covers up hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads a bad report is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
23
Doing wickedness is like laughing to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
Proverbs 11:29
29
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 12:15 - 12:16
15
The way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
16 An ignorant fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals disgrace.
Proverbs 12:23
23
A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims folly.
Proverbs 13:16
16
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool spreads out folly.
Proverbs 13:19 - 13:20
19
Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
20 He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:7 - 14:9
7
Leave the presence of a fool,
As you have not known lips of knowledge there.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:16 - 14:18
16
A wise man fears and turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
17 A quick‑tempered man acts in folly,
And a man of evil schemes is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
29
He who is slow to anger has great discernment,
But he who is quick‑tempered raises up folly.
Proverbs 15:5
5
An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:14
14
The heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Proverbs 17:10
10
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:16
16
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom,
When he has no heart of wisdom?
Proverbs 17:24
24
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:28
28
Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.
Proverbs 18:2
2
A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:13
13
He who responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 19:3
3
The folly of man subverts his way,
But his heart rages against Yahweh.
Proverbs 20:3
3
It is a glory for a man to cease quarreling,
But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.
Proverbs 21:20
20
There is desirable treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man swallows it up.
Proverbs 22:15
15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 26:1 - 26:12
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So glory is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in flying,
So a curse without cause does not come to pass.
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you yourself also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.
7 Like the legs which hang limp on the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives glory to a fool.
9 Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 28:26
26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will escape.
Proverbs 29:11
11
A fool lets out all of his spirit,
But a wise man holds it back.
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