Proverbs...on foolishness:





Pr.1:7 

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools [a] despise
wisdom and discipline. (NIV) 



Pr.10:8 

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
(NIV)



Pr.12:15 

The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
(NIV)



Pr.12:16 

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
(NIV)



Pr.12:23 

A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts
out folly. (NIV)



Pr.14:8 

The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly
of fools is deception. (NIV)



Pr.14:9 

Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
(NIV)



Pr.14:16 

A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.
(NIV)



Pr.14:24 

The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
(NIV)



Pr.15:14 

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
(NIV)



Pr.17:10 

A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
(NIV)



Pr.17:12 

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. (NIV)



Pr.17:16 

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get
wisdom? (NIV)



Pr.18:2 

A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own
opinions. (NIV)



Pr.18:6 

A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. (NIV)



Pr.20:3 

It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
(NIV)



Pr.26:3 

A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of
fools! (NIV)



Pr.26:11 

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. (NIV) 



Pr.27:22 

Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove his folly from him. (NIV)



Pr.28:26 

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
(NIV)



Pr.29:11 

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under
control. (NIV)









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