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Psa 49:10 For he sees that even the wise die;
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.
Psa 92:6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:
Psa 94:8 Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
Pro 1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
Pro 1:32 For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
Pro 3:35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get disgrace.
Pro 8:5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
O fools, learn sense.

Pro 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Pro 10:18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Pro 10:23 Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool,
but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Pro 12:23 A prudent man conceals knowledge,
but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
Pro 13:16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.
Pro 13:19 A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
Pro 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Pro 14:7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Pro 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Pro 14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
Pro 14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
Pro 14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
Pro 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Pro 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the hearts of fools.
Pro 15:14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Pro 15:20 A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Pro 17:10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Pro 17:12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
rather than a fool in his folly.
Pro 17:16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
Pro 17:21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Pro 17:24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Pro 17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Pro 18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Pro 18:6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
Pro 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Pro 19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Pro 19:10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Pro 19:13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Pro 19:29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and beating for the backs of fools.
Pro 21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
Pro 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Pro 26:1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Pro 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
Pro 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
Pro 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Pro 26:6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Pro 26:7 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is one who gives honor to a fool.
Pro 26:9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Pro 26:10 Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
Pro 26:11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly.
Pro 26:12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Pro 28:26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Pro 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Pro 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecc 2:14 The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them.
Ecc 2:15 Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
Ecc 2:16 For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool!

Ecc 4:5 The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.

Ecc 4:13 Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

Ecc 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
Ecc 5:3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.

Ecc 5:4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
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