Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
As a fool dieth
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Bible References
As a fool dieth
2 Samuel 13:12
"No, my brother!" she kept telling him. "Don't humiliate me like this! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this utterly foolish thing!
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.
Ecclesiastes 2:15
Then I told myself, "Whatever happens to the fool will happen also to me. Therefore what's the point in being so wise?" And I told myself that this also is pointless.
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
Luke 12:19
Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'
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Ezekiel 32:16
"This has been a lamentation. They will chant it, and the citizens of the nations will chant it, too. They'll chant it about Egypt and about all of its hordes."