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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 1:32; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 10:21; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 14:24; Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 15:7; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 17:10; Proverbs 17:12; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 17:21; Proverbs 17:24; Proverbs 17:28; Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 18:6-7; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 19:10; Proverbs 19:29; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 24:7; Proverbs 26:1
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
"For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor.
Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Wise people store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.
Proverbs 10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
One who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them.
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is goodwill.
Proverbs 14:9
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But among fools it is made known.
Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, But the discipline of fools is foolishness.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Do not speak to be heard by a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth at the gate.
Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
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