Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Heart » The heart of fools
The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.
A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.
The heart of the wise [inclines] to his right, but the heart of the fool [inclines] to his left.
Knowledge » God's knowledge of the saints » Intellectual
youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.
But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."
to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.
{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."
Knowledge » Knowledge of God is infinite » General references to intellectual
youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.
But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."
to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.
{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."
Knowledge » Who disperses knowledge
Missionaries » In holy conservation
Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
[The] mouth of [the] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Speaking » Folly in
But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment! For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned."
The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging. The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.
For a dream comes with many cares, and the voice of a fool with many words.
For with many dreams [come] vanities and numerous words. Therefore, fear God!
[Like] a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A fool gives all his breath, but [the] wise holds back in quiet.
He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.
You see a man who is hasty in his words: [there is more] hope for a fool than him.
The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself [belongs] to him as well as shame.
A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.
The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which [are] not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
[Like] legs that hang limp from a lame person, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
{O that} you would keep completely silent, and [that] it would become wisdom for you.
[Is there] a limit to windy words? What provokes you that you answer? I myself also could talk as you, if {you were in my place}; I could join against you with words, and I could shake at you with my head.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.
Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.
He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion. The fool {talks too much}, for no one knows what will be. Who can tell anyone what will happen {in the future}?