Proverbs 17:25-Proverbs 18:8 - How Fools Live
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 And it is not good to punish the just, nor to strike princes for uprightness.
27 He who has knowledge uses few words; a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he is silent, is counted wise, and he who shuts his lips is counted as a man of understanding.
1 He that separates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
3 When the wicked comes, scorn also comes, and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
5 It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into argument, and his mouth calls for strokes.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.