Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacence of fools destroys them;
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get[a] disgrace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:35 Cn: Heb exalt
Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
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 It is like sport to a fool to do wrong,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He who troubles his household will inherit wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 14:3
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3 The talk of a fool is a rod for his back,[a]
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Proverbs 14:9
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9 God scorns the wicked,[a]
but the upright enjoy his favor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Cn: Heb obscure
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,
but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
Proverbs 14:24
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:24 Cn Compare Gk: Heb riches
- Proverbs 14:24 Cn: Heb folly
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding,
but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,[a]
but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:2 Cn: Heb makes knowledge good
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the minds of fools.
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 16:22
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but folly is the chastisement of fools.
Proverbs 17:7
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7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
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12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom,
when he has no mind?
Proverbs 17:21
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21 A stupid son is a grief to a father;
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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