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35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.(A)
11 For by me your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.(B)
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.(C)

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15 Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to advice.(A)
16 Fools show their anger at once,
    but the prudent ignore an insult.(B)

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.(A)

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16 The clever do all things intelligently,
    but the fool displays folly.(A)

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19 A desire realized is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

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Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
    but the upright enjoy God’s favor.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain

16 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)
17 One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly,
    and the schemer is hated.(B)

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but folly is the garland[a] of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly

29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)

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14 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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24 For the wise the path of life leads upward,
    in order to avoid Sheol below.(A)

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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
    but folly is the punishment of fools.(A)

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12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
    than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)

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A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)

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One’s own folly leads to ruin,
    yet the heart rages against the Lord.(A)

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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for a slave to rule over princes.(A)

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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
    when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)

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Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)

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13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
    and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.(A)
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, you will find a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(B)

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12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.(A)

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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
    but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.

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11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
    but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)

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20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?
    There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.(A)

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