7 (A)The fear of [a]Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;[b]Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.
32 For the (A)turning away of the simple will kill them,And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
35 (A)The wise will inherit glory,But [a]fools raise up disgrace.
14 Wise men (A)store up knowledge,But (B)the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.
21 The (A)lips of the righteous feed many,But ignorant fools (B)die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
23 Doing wickedness is like (A)laughing to a fool,And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,And (C)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
3 In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,But (A)the lips of the wise will keep them.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,But (A)the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Ignorant fools scoff at guilt,But (A)among the upright there is favor.
16 A wise man fears and (A)turns away from evil,But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,But the folly of fools is folly.
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