7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away, and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;
35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get[a] disgrace.
14 The wise (A)lay up knowledge, but (B)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
23 Doing wrong is (A)like a joke to a fool, but (B)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
3 By the mouth of a fool comes (A)a rod for his back,[a] (B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9 (A)Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.[a]
16 (A)One who is wise is cautious[a] and (B)turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.