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Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 12:23
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Proverbs 12:23
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23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
but fools broadcast their foolishness.
Proverbs 12:23
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Proverbs 12:23
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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Psalm 1:1-2
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Psalm 1:1-2
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Book one (Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2
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Psalm 1:1-2
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Proverbs 17:16
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
since he has no heart for learning.
Proverbs 17:16
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(A)
Proverbs 13:16
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Proverbs 13:16
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16 Wise people think before they act;
fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.
Proverbs 13:16
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Proverbs 13:16
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- Proverbs 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
1 Corinthians 8:1
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1 Corinthians 8:1
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Food Sacrificed to Idols
8 Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.
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1 Corinthians 8:1
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1 Corinthians 8:1
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Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols
8 Now about food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “We all possess knowledge.”(B) But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
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Ecclesiastes 10:3
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3 You can identify fools
just by the way they walk down the street!
Ecclesiastes 10:3
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Ecclesiastes 10:3
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3 Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone(A) how stupid they are.
2 Peter 2:15-19
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2 Peter 2:15-19
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15 They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor,[a] who loved to earn money by doing wrong. 16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. 18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. 19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
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- 2:15 Some manuscripts read Bosor.
2 Peter 2:15-19
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2 Peter 2:15-19
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15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam(A) son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.(B)
17 These people are springs without water(C) and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.(D) 18 For they mouth empty, boastful words(E) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping(F) from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(G)
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- 2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor
Philippians 1:15
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Philippians 1:15
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15 It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.
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Philippians 1:15
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Philippians 1:15
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15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
1 Corinthians 14:12
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1 Corinthians 14:12
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12 And the same is true for you. Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church.
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1 Corinthians 14:12
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1 Corinthians 14:12
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12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit,(A) try to excel in those that build up(B) the church.
Matthew 8:34
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Matthew 8:34
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34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.
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Matthew 8:34
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Matthew 8:34
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34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.(A)
Numbers 24:15-16
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Numbers 24:15-16
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Balaam’s Final Messages
15 This is the message Balaam delivered:
“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
16 the message of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
Numbers 24:15-16
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Numbers 24:15-16
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Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
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