Proverbs 13:19-20
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19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.(A)
20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:7-9
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7 Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
8 The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
9 Fools mock at making reparation,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.
Footnotes
- 14:9 Or at guilt offerings
Proverbs 14:16-18
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16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]
17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
and one who schemes is hated.(B)
18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Footnotes
- 14:16 Or and falls
Proverbs 14:29
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29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.(A)
Proverbs 15:14
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(A) roam to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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Footnotes
- 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart
Proverbs 18:13
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13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.(A)
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