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Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1:22

"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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Proverbs 1:32

-"For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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Proverbs 8:5

-"You naive ones, understand prudence; And, you fools, understand wisdom!

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Proverbs 9:13

A woman of foolishness is boisterous, She has a lack of understanding and knows nothing.

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Proverbs 9:14

She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,

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Proverbs 9:15

Calling to those who pass by, Who are going straight on their paths:

Proverbs 9:16

"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,

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Proverbs 9:17

"Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

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Proverbs 9:18

But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

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Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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Proverbs 10:18

One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool.

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Proverbs 10:23

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.

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Proverbs 11:29

One who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a person who listens to advice is wise.

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Proverbs 12:16

A fool's anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor.

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Proverbs 12:23

A prudent person conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

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Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent person acts with knowledge, But a fool displays foolishness.

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Proverbs 13:19

Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

Proverbs 13:20

One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.

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Proverbs 14:7

Leave the presence of a fool, Or you will not discern words of knowledge.

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Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.

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Proverbs 14:9

Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is goodwill.

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Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.

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Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:18

The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:29

One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

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Proverbs 15:5

A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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Proverbs 15:14

The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

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Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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Proverbs 18:2

A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind.

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Proverbs 18:13

One who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.

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Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of a person ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.

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Proverbs 20:3

Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel.

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Proverbs 21:20

There is precious treasure and oil in the home of the wise, But a foolish person swallows it up.

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Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

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Proverbs 26:2

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not come to rest.

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Proverbs 26:3

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.

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Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him.

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Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be wise in his own eyes.

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Proverbs 26:6

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

Proverbs 26:7

Like useless legs to one who cannot walk, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

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Proverbs 26:8

Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is one who gives honor to a fool.

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Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn that sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

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Proverbs 26:10

Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.

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Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

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Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Proverbs 28:26

One who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But one who walks wisely will flee to safety.

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Proverbs 29:11

A fool always loses his temper, But a wise person holds it back.

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Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

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