7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away, and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;
35 (A)The wise will inherit honor,But fools [a]increase dishonor.
35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get[a] disgrace.
14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
14 The wise (A)lay up knowledge, but (B)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
21 The (A)lips of the righteous feed many,But fools (B)die for lack of [a]understanding.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
23 Doing wrong is (A)like a joke to a fool, but (B)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.
3 By the mouth of a fool comes (A)a rod for his back,[a] (B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But (A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9 Fools mock at [a]sin,But (A)among the upright there is [b]goodwill.
9 (A)Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.[a]
16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.
16 (A)One who is wise is cautious[a] and (B)turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
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