Proverbs 1:22

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²²O ye ^[a]foolish, how long will ye love foolishness? and the scornful take their pleasure in scorning? and the fools hate knowledge?

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Proverbs 1:22 Wisdom reproveth three kinds of men: the foolish or simple which err of ignorance, and the mockers that cannot suffer to be taught, and the fools which are drowned in worldly lusts and hate the knowledge of godliness.

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Proverbs 14:7

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⁷Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

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Proverbs 21:20

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²⁰In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and ^[a]oil; but a foolish man devoureth it.

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Proverbs 21:20 Meaning, abundance of all things.

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Proverbs 27:12

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¹²^[a]A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished.

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Proverbs 27:12 Read Prov. 22:3.

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