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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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“How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
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For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
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The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor.
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He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.
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Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,
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You naive ones, understand prudence; And, you fools, understand wisdom!
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Abandon your foolishness and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”
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A woman of foolishness is boisterous, She has a lack of understanding and knows nothing.
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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
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The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin.
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He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will come to ruin.
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Wise people store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
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One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool.
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The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
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Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
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One who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a person who listens to advice is wise.
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A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor.
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A prudent person conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
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Every prudent person acts with knowledge, But a fool displays foolishness.
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Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
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One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them.
