Proverbs 14:9
Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],
But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.
Proverbs 10:23
Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin],
But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.
Job 15:16
How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt,
Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water!
Job 34:7-9
“What man is like Job,
Who drinks up derision like water,
Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:4
So find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 8:35
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
Proverbs 12:2
A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].
Proverbs 26:18-19
Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows, and death,
Proverbs 30:20
This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
Romans 14:17-18
for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Jude 1:18
They used to say to you, “In the last days there will be scoffers, following after their own ungodly passions.”
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Fools
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin],
But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.
Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows, and death,
This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt,
Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water!
“What man is like Job,
Who drinks up derision like water,
Among
So find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].
General references
Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin],
But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.