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; Proverbs 26:3–12; Proverbs 27:3; Proverbs 28:26; Proverbs 29:11

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Proverbs 1:7

hThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.


Proverbs 1:32

32  For the simple are killed by qtheir turning away,

and rthe complacency of fools destroys them;


Proverbs 3:35

35  The wise will inherit honor,

but fools get1 disgrace.


Proverbs 10:14

14  The wise zlay up knowledge,

but athe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.


Proverbs 10:21

21  The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for hlack of sense.


Proverbs 10:23

23  Doing wrong is jlike a joke to a fool,

but kwisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.


Proverbs 11:29

29  Whoever utroubles his own household will vinherit the wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.


Proverbs 14:3

By the mouth of a fool comes ja rod for his back,1

kbut the lips of the wise will preserve them.


Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools is deceiving.


Proverbs 14:9

qFools mock at the guilt offering,

but the upright enjoy acceptance.1


Proverbs 14:16

16  aOne who is wise is cautious1 and bturns away from evil,

but a fool is reckless and careless.


Proverbs 14:24

24  The crown of the wise is their wealth,

but the folly of fools brings folly.


Proverbs 14:33

33  Wisdom brests in the heart of a man of understanding,

but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.1


Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but fthe mouths of fools pour out folly.


Proverbs 15:5

kA fool ldespises his father’s instruction,

but mwhoever heeds reproof is prudent.


Proverbs 15:7

nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge;

nnot so the hearts of fools.1


Proverbs 15:14

14  zThe heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,

but the mouths of fools feed on folly.


Proverbs 16:22

22  Good sense is sa fountain of life to him who has it,

but the instruction of fools is folly.


Proverbs 17:7

Fine speech is not wbecoming to a fool;

still less is xfalse speech to a prince.


Proverbs 17:10

10  A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding

than a hundred blows into a fool.


Proverbs 17:12

12  Let a man meet ca she-bear robbed of her cubs

drather than a fool in his folly.


Proverbs 17:16

16  Why should a fool have money in his hand jto buy wisdom

when he has no sense?


Proverbs 17:21

21  He who nsires a fool gets himself sorrow,

and the father of a fool has no joy.


Proverbs 17:24

24  sThe discerning sets his face toward wisdom,

but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.


Proverbs 17:28

28  Even a fool xwho keeps silent is considered wise;

when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.


Proverbs 18:2

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,

but only zin expressing his opinion.


Proverbs 18:6–7

A fool’s lips walk into a fight,

and his mouth invites da beating.

eA fool’s mouth is his ruin,

and his lips are a snare to his soul.


Proverbs 19:1

aBetter is a poor person who bwalks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.


Proverbs 19:10

10  nIt is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,

much less for oa slave to rule over princes.


Proverbs 19:29

29  Condemnation is ready for rscoffers,

and xbeating for the backs of fools.


Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to dkeep aloof from strife,

but every fool will be quarreling.


Proverbs 23:9

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,

for he will despise the good sense of your words.


Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is dtoo high for a fool;

in ethe gate he does not open his mouth.


Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer or urain in harvest,

so vhonor is wnot fitting for a fool.


Proverbs 26:3–12

zA whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

and aa rod for the back of fools.

bAnswer not a fool according to his folly,

lest you be like him yourself.

cAnswer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be dwise in his own eyes.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool

cuts off his own feet and edrinks violence.

Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,

is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like one who binds the stone in the sling

is fone who gives honor to a fool.

Like ga thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard

is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

10  Like an archer who wounds everyone

is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.1

11  Like ha dog that returns to his vomit

is ia fool who repeats his folly.

12  Do you see a man who is jwise in his own eyes?

kThere is more hope for a fool than for him.


Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,

but aa fool’s provocation is heavier than both.


Proverbs 28:26

26  Whoever utrusts in his own mind is a fool,

but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.


Proverbs 29:11

11  A fool gives full vent to his spirit,

but a wise man quietly holds it back.