Proverbs 1:7
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7 ¶ (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Proverbs 1:32
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32 For [a]ease slayeth the foolish, and the prosperity of fools destroyeth them.
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- Proverbs 1:32 That is, the prosperity and sensuality wherein they delight.
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise shall inherit glory: but fools dishonor, though they be exalted.
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Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is a present destruction.
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous do [a]feed many: but fools shall die for want of wisdom.
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- Proverbs 10:21 For they speak truth, and edify many by exhortations, admonition, and counsel.
Proverbs 10:23
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23 It is a pastime to a fool to do wickedly: but wisdom is understanding to a man.
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 He that troubleth his own [a]house, shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be [b]servant to the wise in heart.
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- Proverbs 11:29 The covetous men that spare their riches to the hindrance of their families, shall be deprived thereof miserably.
- Proverbs 11:29 For though the wicked be rich, yet are they but slaves to the godly, which are the true possessors of the gifts of God.
Proverbs 14:3
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is the [a]rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
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- Proverbs 14:3 His proud tongue shall cause him to be punished.
Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the foolishness of the fools is deceit.
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Proverbs 14:9
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9 The fool maketh a mock of [a]sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
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- Proverbs 14:9 Doth not know the grievousness thereof, nor God’s judgments against the same.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil, but a fool rageth, and is careless.
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Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches, and the folly of fools is foolishness.
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Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, and is known [a]in the midst of fools.
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- Proverbs 14:33 Forasmuch as they are convicted thereby and put to silence.
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools (A)babbleth out foolishness.
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction, but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
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Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise do spread abroad knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doth not so.
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 The heart of him that hath understanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is fed with foolishness.
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Proverbs 16:22
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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto them that have it: and the [a]instruction of fools is folly.
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- Proverbs 16:22 Either that which the wicked teach others, or else it is folly to teach them that are malicious.
Proverbs 17:7
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7 [a]High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.
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- Proverbs 17:7 Hebrew, the lip of excellency.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A reproof entereth more into him that hath understanding, than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 It is better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than [a]a fool in his folly.
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- Proverbs 17:12 Whereby he meaneth the wicked in his rage, who hath no fear of God.
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Wherefore is there a [a]price in the hand of the fool to get wisdom, and he hath none heart?
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- Proverbs 17:16 What availeth it the wicked to be rich, seeing he setteth not his mind to wisdom?
Proverbs 17:21
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21 He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy.
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Proverbs 17:24
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24 (A)Wisdom is in the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the [a]corners of the world.
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- Proverbs 17:24 That is, wander to and fro, and seek not after wisdom.
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