Fools

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> near ruin.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

The mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> ruin to him, And his lips <FI>are<Fi> the snare of his soul.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good. — read the full passage →

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools <FI>is<Fi> not right.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge. — read the full passage →

To execute inventions <FI>is<Fi> as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

for we were once--also we--thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious--hating one another;

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

`And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools. — read the full passage →

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding. — read the full passage →

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou.

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

To the Overseer. --`On a disease.' --An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod <FI>is<Fi> for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth <FI>his<Fi> going.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Why <FI>is<Fi> this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

A foolish woman <FI>is<Fi> noisy, Simple, and hath not known what. — read the full passage →

A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.

The face of the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Remember this--an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name. — read the full passage →

The heart of the wise <FI>is<Fi> at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead? — read the full passage →

Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> easy.

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue. — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; — read the full passage →

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — read the full passage →

The desire of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> only good, The hope of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> transgression.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, that hath been mingled unmixed in the cup of His anger, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy messengers, and before the Lamb,

Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

For what advantage <FI>is<Fi> to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things--with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou. — read the full passage →

Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright--a pleasing thing.

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'

The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die. — read the full passage →

The wisdom of the prudent <FI>is<Fi> to understand his way, And the folly of fools <FI>is<Fi> deceit.

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

`And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare--to whom shall they be?

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →

and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this <FI>is<Fi> vanity:

So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

`If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe; — read the full passage →

and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'

For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.

And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He <FI>is<Fi> a fool.'

for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink; — read the full passage →

`Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during; — read the full passage →

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So <FI>is<Fi> the laughter of a fool, even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

Great <FI>is<Fi> the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.