Proverbs 1:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of[a] knowledge,
but stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 Or prerequisite for or most important part of
Proverbs 1:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 “How long will you gullible[a] people love being gullible?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing?
How long will fools hate knowledge?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 Or naïve
Proverbs 1:32
Evangelical Heritage Version
32 Therefore the wandering ways[a] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 Or apostasy
Proverbs 8:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 You gullible people, get good judgment.[a]
You fools, take this to heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Or prudence
Proverbs 9:13-18
Evangelical Heritage Version
Lady Folly’s Banquet
13 The woman Folly is boisterous.
She is deluded. She knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
on a throne on the heights of the city,
15 in order to call to those who pass by on the street,
those who are simply going along on their way,
16 “Whoever is gullible, let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
17 “Stolen waters are sweet,
and food eaten in secret is delicious.”
18 But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of hell.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:18 Or the grave
Proverbs 10:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
Proverbs 10:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads gossip is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 Carrying out a wicked scheme is a game for the fool,
but wisdom gives pleasure to a person with understanding.
Proverbs 11:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
and a stubborn fool will be a slave to a person with a wise heart.
Proverbs 12:15-16
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 The way of a stubborn fool seems correct to him,
but whoever listens to advice is wise.
16 A stubborn fool immediately lets his annoyance be known,
but a sensible person overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 12:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A man who is shrewd conceals his knowledge,
but the hearts of fools broadcast stupidity.
Proverbs 13:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Every sensible person acts with knowledge,
but a fool displays stupidity.
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