2Sa 6:20-21, 13:13, 24:10, 2Ch 16:9, Pro 9:6, 13, Mat 25:2 | ESV | STEP | And David returned to bless his household . But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said , How the king of Israel honored himself today , uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants ’ female servants , as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!

2 Samuel 6:20-21

20 And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, ^auncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ female servants, as one of the ^bvulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” 21 And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, ^cwho chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord.

2 Samuel 13:13

13 As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of ^ethe outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

2 Samuel 24:10

The Lord’s Judgment of David’s Sin

10 But ^fDavid’s heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, ^g“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done ^hvery foolishly.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

9 ⁱFor the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those ^jwhose heart is blameless ^{▼▼Or whole} toward him. ^lYou have done foolishly in this, for from now on ^myou will have wars.”

Proverbs 9:6

6 Leave ⁿyour simple ways, ^{▼▼Or Leave the company of the simple} and ^plive,
^qand walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 9:13

The Way of Folly

13 ^rThe woman Folly is ^sloud;
she is seductive ^{▼▼Or full of simpleness} and ^uknows nothing.

Matthew 25:2

2 Five of them were foolish, and five were ^vwise.