Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
General references
Bible References
Fools
Proverbs 1:22
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Proverbs 10:23
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
Proverbs 26:18
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Proverbs 30:20
This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
Job 15:16
How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!
Job 34:7
What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,
Jude 1:18
How they said to you, In the last days there will be men who, guided by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things.
Among
Proverbs 3:4
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Proverbs 12:2
A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
Proverbs 13:15
Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
General references
Proverbs 10:23
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.