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Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
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One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
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A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
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The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
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Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
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A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
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The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
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A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
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Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
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Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
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A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
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Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
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He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
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A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
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A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
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A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
