Proverbs 17:7
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7 Foolish people should not be proud.
And rulers should not be liars!
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A wise man will learn more from a warning
than a foolish person will learn from 100 lashings.
Proverbs 17:12
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12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a foolish person doing foolish things.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom.
He doesn’t really want to be wise.
Proverbs 17:24-25
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24 The person with understanding looks for wisdom.
But a foolish person lets his mind wander everywhere.
25 A foolish son makes his father sad.
And he causes his mother great sorrow.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a foolish person seems to be wise if he keeps quiet.
He appears to have understanding if he doesn’t speak.
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