Job 5:3, Psa 107:17, Pro 1:7 | ESV | STEP | I have seen the fool taking root , but suddenly I cursed his dwelling .

Job 5:3

3 ^aI have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

17 Some were ^bfools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

7 ^cThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.