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35 They will inherit the honor of the wise,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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35 The wise shall inherit glory;
But [a]shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or, fools carry away shame

Foolishness’ Banquet

10 The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh,
    and knowledge of the Holy One,[a] insight.
11 For by me your days shall increase,
    and years of life shall multiply for you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
    and if you scoff, alone you shall bear it.

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  1. Proverbs 9:10 Or “holy ones”

10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself;
And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
    but he who listens to advice is wise.
16 As for a fool, on that very day[a] he makes his anger known,
    but he who ignores an insult is prudent.

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  1. Proverbs 12:16 Literally “on the day”

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 A fool’s vexation is [a]presently known;
But a prudent man concealeth shame.

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  1. Proverbs 12:16 Or, openly. Hebrew in the day.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    in order to avoid the snares of death.

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14 The [a]law of the wise is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.

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  1. Proverbs 13:14 Or, teaching

16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,
    but the fool will display folly.

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16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;
But a fool flaunteth his folly.

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19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 13:19 Literally “made to be,” “brought about”

19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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Fools mock[a] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”

[a]A trespass-offering mocketh fools;
But among the upright there is [b]good will.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Or, Fools make a mock at sin
  2. Proverbs 14:9 Or, the favor of God

16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
17 He who is short of temper[a] will act foolishly,
    and the man who schemes will be hated.

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  1. Proverbs 14:17 Literally “nostril”

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;
But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth;
    the folly of fools is folly.

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24 [a]The crown of the wise is their riches;
But the folly of fools is only folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:24 Or, Their riches is a crown unto the wise

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”

29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;
But he that is hasty of spirit [a]exalteth folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or, carrieth away

14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge,
    but the faces of fools, they[a] will feed on folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:14 Hebrew “he/it”

14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

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24 The path of life leads upward for him who has insight,
    in order to turn away from Sheol below.

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24 To the wise the way of life goeth upward,
That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

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