Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:22
“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:32
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Proverbs 3:35
The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

Proverbs 8:5
You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.

Proverbs 10:1
Proverbs of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 10:10
Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

Proverbs 10:18
Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 10:23
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

Proverbs 11:29
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

Proverbs 12:15
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

Proverbs 12:16
Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

Proverbs 12:23
The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

Proverbs 13:16
All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Proverbs 13:19
A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

Proverbs 13:20
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

Proverbs 14:3
A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 14:7
Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 14:9
Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

Proverbs 14:16
The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

Proverbs 14:24
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.

Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 15:5
A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Proverbs 15:14
The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 16:22
Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

Proverbs 17:7
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

Proverbs 17:12
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Proverbs 17:16
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

Proverbs 17:21
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 17:24
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 17:28
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 18:2
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

Proverbs 18:6
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

Proverbs 18:7
The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

Proverbs 19:1
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 19:10
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Proverbs 19:13
A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

Proverbs 19:29
Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 20:3
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 21:20
The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:6
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

Proverbs 26:7
Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:8
Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:10
Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 27:3
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

Proverbs 28:26
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

Proverbs 29:9
If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

Proverbs 29:11
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

Proverbs 29:20
Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 30:22
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

Proverbs 30:32
“If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!