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Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
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A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
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He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
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The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
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A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
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A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
