Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the (B)mouth of [a]fools pours forth [b]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:2 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
- Proverbs 15:2 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 15:5
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5 An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The (A)heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Proverbs 16:22
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22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 17:7
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7 (A)Excellent lips are not fitting for a [a]wicked fool,
Even less are (B)lying lips for a noble man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 One who rejects wisdom in rebellion against God
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to (A)acquire wisdom,
When [a]he has no heart of wisdom?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)begets a fool does so to his grief,
And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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