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The Fool Says, There Is No God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
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My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness,
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Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
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For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
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This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah
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There Is None Who Does Good
To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
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Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name.
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Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!
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The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
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Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
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Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
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For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
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The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.
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O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.
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The Proverbs of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
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The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
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Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
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The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
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The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
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The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
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Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
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Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
