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It is April 1 and I wanted to see what the Wisdom books have to say about Fools.Psalm 14:1
14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,
there is none who does good.
Psalm 107:17
17 Some were fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
Proverbs 1:7
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:22
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 10:8
8 The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:18
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:21
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 12:16
16 The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
Proverbs 12:23
23 A prudent man conceals knowledge,
but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
Proverbs 14:9
9 Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.
Proverbs 14:16
16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
Proverbs 1:32
32 For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
Proverbs 3:35
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get disgrace.
Proverbs 10:1
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 10:14
14 The wise lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Proverbs 10:23
23 Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool,
but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Proverbs 12:15
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 13:19
19 A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
Proverbs 13:20
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:1
14:1 The wisest of women builds her house,
but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Proverbs 14:3
3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Proverbs 14:8
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Proverbs 14:17
17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
Proverbs 15:5
5 A fool despises his father's instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:14
14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Proverbs 17:10
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:21
21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:24
24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:7
7 A fool's mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 19:1
19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 20:3
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 21:20
20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
Proverbs 23:9
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 26:12
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 27:22
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Proverbs 28:26
26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Proverbs 29:11
11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 17:28
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 18:2
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:6
6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
Proverbs 19:29
29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and beating for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 26:4
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
Proverbs 26:11
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.
Created by Kerry Layton on 04/01/2014 | 9338 views