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Proverbs 1.7:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
   fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1.22:

‘How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
   and fools hate knowledge?

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Proverbs 1.32:

For waywardness kills the simple,
   and the complacency of fools destroys them;

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Proverbs 3.35:

The wise will inherit honour,
   but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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Proverbs 10.21:

The lips of the righteous feed many,
   but fools die for lack of sense.

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Proverbs 12.15:

Fools think their own way is right,
   but the wise listen to advice.

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Proverbs 12.16:

Fools show their anger at once,
   but the prudent ignore an insult.

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Proverbs 12.23:

One who is clever conceals knowledge,
   but the mind of a fool^* broadcasts folly.

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Proverbs 13.19:

A desire realized is sweet to the soul,
   but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

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Proverbs 13.20:

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
   but the companion of fools suffers harm.

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Proverbs 14.3:

The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,^*
   but the lips of the wise preserve them.

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Proverbs 14.8:

It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
   but the folly of fools misleads.

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Proverbs 14.9:

Fools mock at the guilt-offering,^*
   but the upright enjoy God’s favour.

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Proverbs 14.24:

The crown of the wise is their wisdom,^*
   but folly is the garland^* of fools.

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Proverbs 14.33:

Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
   but it is not^* known in the heart of fools.

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Proverbs 15.2:

The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,^*
   but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

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Proverbs 15.7:

The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
   not so the minds of fools.

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Proverbs 15.14:

The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
   but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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Proverbs 16.22:

Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it,
   but folly is the punishment of fools.

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Proverbs 17.16:

Why should fools have a price in hand
   to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?