Job 5:2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
and jealousy slays the simple.
Job 5:3 I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
Psa 107:17 Some were fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
Pro 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Pro 7:22 All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
Pro 10:8 The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Pro 10:10 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Pro 10:14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
but fools die for lack of sense.
Pro 11:29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Pro 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
but a wise man listens to advice.
Pro 12:16 The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
but the prudent ignores an insult.
Pro 14:3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Pro 14:9 Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.
but the upright enjoy acceptance.
Pro 15:5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Pro 16:22 Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.
but the instruction of fools is folly.
Pro 17:28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Pro 20:3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
but every fool will be quarreling.
Pro 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Pro 27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Pro 27:22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Pro 29:9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
Isa 19:11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
Isa 35:8 And a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
Jer 4:22 “For my people are foolish;
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”
Hos 9:7 The days of punishment have come;
the days of recompense have come;
Israel shall know it.
The prophet is a fool;
the man of the spirit is mad,
because of your great iniquity
and great hatred.
the days of recompense have come;
Israel shall know it.
The prophet is a fool;
the man of the spirit is mad,
because of your great iniquity
and great hatred.
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