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Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
but folly brings punishment to fools.
Proverbs 16:22
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
but folly is the punishment of fools.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)
Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:3
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3 One’s own folly leads to ruin,
yet the heart rages against the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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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)
Proverbs 21:11
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Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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Saying 23
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)
Proverbs 24:13-14
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Proverbs 24:13-14
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Saying 26
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.(A)
Proverbs 24:13-14
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Proverbs 24:13-14
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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)
Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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Proverbs 26:12
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12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for fools than for them.(A)
Proverbs 28:25-26
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Proverbs 28:25-26
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Proverbs 28:25-26
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Proverbs 28:25-26
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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.
Proverbs 29:11
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Proverbs 29:11
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Proverbs 29:11
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Proverbs 29:11
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11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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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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