…..fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
…..the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. Proverbs 1:32
…..shame shall be the promotion of fools. Proverbs 3:35
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief…..Proverbs 10:23
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 11:29
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes…..Proverbs 12:15
A fool’s wrath is presently known…..Proverbs 12:16
…..the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. Proverbs 12:23
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. Proverbs 13:16
…..it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. Proverbs 13:19
…..a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. Proverbs 14:1
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride…..Proverbs 14:3
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. Proverbs 14:7
…..the folly of fools is deceit. Proverbs 14:8
Fools make a mock at sin…..Proverbs 14:9
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: Proverbs 14:16-17
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. Proverbs 14:24
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. Proverbs 14:33
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Proverbs 15:2
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Proverbs 15:5
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. Proverbs 15:7
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. Proverbs 15:14
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. Proverbs 15:20-21
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. Proverbs 16:22
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Proverbs 17:7
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Proverbs 17:10
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Proverbs 17:12
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. Proverbs 17:21
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Proverbs 17:23
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Proverbs 17:25
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Proverbs 17:28
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. Proverbs 18:2
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Proverbs 18:6-7
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Proverbs 19:1
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Proverbs 19:3
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. Proverbs 19:10
A foolish son is the calamity of his father…..Proverbs 19:13
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. Proverbs 19:29
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Proverbs 20:3
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Proverbs 23:9
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. Proverbs 24:7
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Proverbs 24:9
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. Proverbs 26:1
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. Proverbs 26:3
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Proverbs 26:4
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Proverbs 26:5
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. Proverbs 26:6
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Proverbs 26:7
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. Proverbs 26:8
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Proverbs 26:9
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Proverbs 26:10
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Proverbs 26:11
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Proverbs 26:12
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Proverbs 27:3
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Proverbs 27:22
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Proverbs 28:26
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. Proverbs 29:9
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. Proverbs 29:11
…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…