Wise and Foolish Contrasted
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
15:21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
26:9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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