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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
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For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
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The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
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Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
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O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
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Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.
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The Way of Folly
A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
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He who winks with the eye causes trouble, But a prating fool will fall.
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Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.
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To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom.
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He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.
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A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.
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A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
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Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.
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A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
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He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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The Ways of Life and Death
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
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In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
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Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.
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A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
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A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions 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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Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
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The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.
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A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.
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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.
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The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
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Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.
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Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
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Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
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Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
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Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?
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He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
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Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, 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 is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
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A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.
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A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
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A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord.
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Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
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A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
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Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
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It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
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There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
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Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
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The devising of foolishness is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool
As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
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A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.
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Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
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As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
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Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
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If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
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A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.
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Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,
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If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
