Found 72 verses containing fool in Proverbs.

Results from Proverbs 1:7 - 14:16

Proverbs 1:7 (Show me Proverbs 1)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:22 (Show me Proverbs 1)
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:32 (Show me Proverbs 1)
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;

Proverbs 3:35 (Show me Proverbs 3)
The wise will inherit honor, but fools get[1] disgrace.
[1]The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

Proverbs 7:22 (Show me Proverbs 7)
All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast[1]
[1]Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as an anklet for the discipline of a fool

Proverbs 8:5 (Show me Proverbs 8)
O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

Proverbs 10:1 (Show me Proverbs 10)

The Proverbs of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 10:8 (Show me Proverbs 10)
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:10 (Show me Proverbs 10)
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14 (Show me Proverbs 10)
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 10:18 (Show me Proverbs 10)
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:21 (Show me Proverbs 10)
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 10:23 (Show me Proverbs 10)
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

Proverbs 11:29 (Show me Proverbs 11)
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 12:15 (Show me Proverbs 12)
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

Proverbs 12:16 (Show me Proverbs 12)
The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

Proverbs 12:23 (Show me Proverbs 12)
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Proverbs 13:16 (Show me Proverbs 13)
In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.

Proverbs 13:19 (Show me Proverbs 13)
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 13:20 (Show me Proverbs 13)
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 14:3 (Show me Proverbs 14)
By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,[1] but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
[1]Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride

Proverbs 14:7 (Show me Proverbs 14)
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:8 (Show me Proverbs 14)
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.

Proverbs 14:9 (Show me Proverbs 14)
Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.[1]
[1]Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance

Proverbs 14:16 (Show me Proverbs 14)
One who is wise is cautious[1] and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
[1]Or fears [the Lord]

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