Proverbs 17:25-Proverbs 18:8 - How Fools Live

²⁵ A grief to his father [is] the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁶ Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.

²⁷ He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

²⁸ Even a fool who keeps silent {shall be considered wise}; he who closes his lips [is] intelligent.

¹ He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.

² A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

³ With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.

⁴ Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.

⁵ Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

⁶ The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

⁷ The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.

⁸ The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.