THE DISCERNING HEART SEEKS KNOWLEDGE, BUT THE MOUTH OF A FOOL FEEDS ON FOLLY.
Proverbs 15:14
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12
He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
Proverbs 10:10
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 10:14
He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and WHOEVER SPREADS SLANDER IS A FOOL.
Proverbs 10:18
"If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
Proverbs 30:32
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
Proverbs 10:23
The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 12:15
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 12:16
Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
Proverbs 13:16
A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.
Proverbs 14:16
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
Proverbs 15:2
A fool spurns his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
Proverbs 15:5
A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
EVEN A FOOL IS THOUGHT WISE IF HE KEEPS SILENT, and discerning if he holds his tongue. Proverbs 17:28
A FOOL FINDS NO PLEASURE IN UNDERSTANDING BUT DELIGHTS IN AIRING HIS OWN OPINIONS.
Proverbs 18:2
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 19:1
IT IS TO A MAN'S HONOR TO AVOID STRIFE, BUT EVERY FOOL IS QUICK TO QUARREL.
Proverbs 20:3
Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
WISDOM IS TOO HIGH FOR A FOOL; in the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:7
DO NOT ANSWER A FOOL ACCORDING TO HIS FOLLY, OR YOU WILL BE LIKE HIM YOURSELF.
Proverbs 26:4
Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Proverbs 26:6
Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Proverbs 26:7
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27:22
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
Proverbs 28:26
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:9
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
Proverbs 29:11
The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both. Ecclesiastes 2:14
FOR THE WISE MAN, LIKE THE FOOL, WILL NOT BE LONG REMEMBERED; IN DAYS TO COME BOTH WILL BE FORGOTTEN. LIKE THE FOOL, THE WISE MAN TOO MUST DIE! Ecclesiastes 2:16