Psalm 73:22
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22 I was stupid and ignorant;
I was like a brute beast toward you.(A)
Ecclesiastes 3:18
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18 I said to myself with regard to humans that God is testing[a] them to show that they are but animals.(A)
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- 3.18 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 92:6
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6 The dullard cannot know;
the stupid cannot understand this:
Psalm 49:10
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10 When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.(A)
Proverbs 30:2
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2 Surely I am too stupid to be human;
I do not have human understanding.(A)
Isaiah 1:3
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3 The ox knows its owner
and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does not know;
my people do not understand.(A)
Psalm 69:5
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5 O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.(A)
Psalm 32:9
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9 Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.(A)
Job 18:3
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3 Why are we counted as cattle?
Why are we stupid in your sight?(A)
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