(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord,
    but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 The immature will die because they turn away;
    smugness will destroy fools.

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35 (A)The wise will inherit honor,
But fools [a]increase dishonor.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high

35 The wise gain respect,
    but fools receive shame.

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14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.

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21 The (A)lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools (B)die for lack of [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit heart

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many people,
    but fools who lack sense will die.

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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.

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23 Fools enjoy vile deeds,
    but those with understanding take pleasure in wisdom.

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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
    The fool will be servant to the wise.

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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

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Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool,[a]
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

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  1. Proverbs 14:3 Heb uncertain

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But (A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.

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By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
    but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

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Fools mock at [a]sin,
But (A)among the upright there is [b]goodwill.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
  2. Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God

Fools mock a compensation offering,
    but favor is with those who do right.

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16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears

16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
    but fools become excited and overconfident.

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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.

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24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
    and the folly of fools is folly.

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