Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
Proverbs 1:7
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7 Wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)
Proverbs 1:32
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32 The immature will die because they turn away;
smugness will destroy fools.
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit honor,
but stubborn fools, disgrace.
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise gain respect,
but fools receive shame.
Proverbs 10:14
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14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:14
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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many people,
but fools who lack sense will die.
Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.(A)
Proverbs 10:23
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23 Fools enjoy vile deeds,
but those with understanding take pleasure in wisdom.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
The fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 14:3
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Footnotes
- 14.3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:3
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3 Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:3 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 14:8
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8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.(A)
Proverbs 14:8
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8 By their wisdom the prudent understand their way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Proverbs 14:9
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9 Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
but the upright enjoy God’s favor.
Footnotes
- 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 14:9
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9 Fools mock a compensation offering,
but favor is with those who do right.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)
Proverbs 14:16
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16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
but fools become excited and overconfident.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but folly is the garland[a] of fools.
Footnotes
- 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly
Proverbs 14:24
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24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
and the folly of fools is folly.
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