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Proverbs 1:7
7
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:32
32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 3:35
35
The wise will inherit glory,
But fools raise up disgrace.
Proverbs 10:14
14
Wise men store up knowledge,
But the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.
Proverbs 10:21
21
The lips of the righteous feed many,
But ignorant fools die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
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 14:3
3
In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,
But the lips of the wise will keep them.
Proverbs 14:8
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:9
9
Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,
But among the upright there is favor.
Proverbs 14:16
16
A wise man fears and turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
Proverbs 14:24
24
The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:33
33
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.
Proverbs 15:2
2
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the mouth of fools pours forth folly.
Proverbs 15:5
5
An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:7
7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:14
14
The heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Proverbs 16:22
22
Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is folly.
Proverbs 17:7
7
Excellent lips are not fitting for a wicked fool,
Even less are lying lips for a noble man.
Proverbs 17:10
10
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
12
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
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 17:21
21
He who begets a fool does so to his grief,
And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
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 18:6 - 18:7
6
A fool’s lips come with strife,
And his mouth calls for beatings.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 19:1
The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:10
10
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
29
Judgments are established for scoffers,
And beatings for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20:3
3
It is a glory for a man to cease quarreling,
But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.
Proverbs 23:9
9
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the insight of your speech.
Proverbs 24:7
7
Wisdom is too exalted for an ignorant fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So glory is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3 - 26:12
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 27:3
3
A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of an ignorant fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 28:26
26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will escape.
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