Proverbs 13:19-20
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19 A desire fulfilled is pleasant,
but fools find deviating from evil disgusting.
20 Walk with wise people and become wise;
befriend fools and get in trouble.
Proverbs 14:7-9
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7 Stay away from fools,
for you won’t learn wise speech there.
8 By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
9 Fools mock a compensation offering,
but favor is with those who do right.
Proverbs 14:16-18
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16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
but fools become excited and overconfident.
17 Short-tempered people make stupid mistakes,
and schemers are hated.
18 Stupidity is the lot of the naive,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
but those who heed correction are mature.
Proverbs 15:14
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14 An understanding heart seeks knowledge;
but fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should a fool have money
to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding,
but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
those who shut their lips are smart.
Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing their opinion.
Proverbs 18:13
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13 Those who answer before they listen
are foolish and disgraceful.
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