Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)
Proverbs 3:35
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
but stubborn fools, disgrace.
Proverbs 10:14
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Proverbs 10:14
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14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit heart
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.(A)
Proverbs 11:29
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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.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 14:3
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.
Proverbs 14:3
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Footnotes
- 14.3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But (A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:8
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8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.(A)
Proverbs 14:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
- Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God
Proverbs 14:9
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9 Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
but the upright enjoy God’s favor.
Footnotes
- 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 14:16
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears
Proverbs 14:16
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16 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but folly is the garland[a] of fools.
Footnotes
- 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly
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