Proverbs 17:25-Proverbs 18:8 - How Fools Live
25 An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.
26 To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgment, are both evil.
27 He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.
28 Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.
1 He accompanieth himself with all steadfast and healthsome doctrine, that hath a desire to it and is sequestered from company.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only in those things wherein his heart rejoiceth.
3 Where ungodliness is, there is also disdain; and so there followeth shame and dishonour.
4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.
5 It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.
7 A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.
8 The words of a slanderer are very wounds, and go through unto the inmost parts of the body.