Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,(A)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 8:5
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5 Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.
Proverbs 9:13-18
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13 The woman Folly is rowdy;(A)
she is gullible and knows nothing.(B)
14 She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15 calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:(C)
16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”(D)
18 But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,(E)
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(F)
Proverbs 10:8
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8 A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
Proverbs 10:18
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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.(A)
Proverbs 10:23
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23 As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,(A)
so wisdom is for a man of understanding.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.
Proverbs 12:15-16
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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
16 A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.(B)
Proverbs 12:23
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23 A shrewd person conceals knowledge,
but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.(A)
Proverbs 13:16
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16 Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
but a fool displays his stupidity.(A)
Proverbs 13:19-20
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19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil(A)
is an abomination to fools.
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 man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
8 The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
9 Fools mock at making restitution,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Or at guilt offerings
Proverbs 14:16-18
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17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.(B)
18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 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)
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