(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;(A)
fools despise wisdom and discipline.(B)

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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,(A)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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35 (A)The wise will inherit honor,
But fools [a]increase dishonor.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high

35 The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or but haughty fools dishonor, or but fools exalt dishonor

14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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21 The (A)lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools (B)die for lack of [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit heart

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.

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23 As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,(A)
so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

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The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 14:3 Some emend to In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But (A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.

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The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

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Fools mock at [a]sin,
But (A)among the upright there is [b]goodwill.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Lit guilt
  2. Proverbs 14:9 Or the favor of God

Fools mock at making restitution,[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Or at guilt offerings

16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears

16 A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Or and falls

24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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