Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 17:10, Proverbs 17:12, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 17:24-25, Proverbs 17:28

⁷^aExcellent lips are not fitting for a ¹wicked fool,Even less are ^blying lips for a noble man.

¹⁰A rebuke goes deeper into one who understandsThan a hundred blows into a fool.

¹²Let a ^aman meet a ^bbear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹⁶Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to ^aacquire wisdom,When ¹he has no heart of wisdom?

²⁴Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,But the ^aeyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.²⁵A ^afoolish son is a vexation to his fatherAnd ^bbitterness to her who gave birth to him.

²⁸Even an ignorant fool, when he ^akeeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.