7  ^hThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

22  “How long, O ^asimple ones, will you love being simple?

How long will ^bscoffers delight in their scoffing

and fools ^chate knowledge?

^dA wise son makes a glad father,

^ebut a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

15  ^yThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man listens to advice.

7  Leave the presence of a fool,

for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

25  ⁿA foolish son is a grief to his father

^tand bitterness to ^uher who bore him.

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

but every fool will be quarreling.