'Fool' in the Bible

The wise store up knowledge,but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

The one who brings ruin on his householdwill inherit the wind,and a fool will be a slaveto someone whose heart is wise.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,but a fool displays his stupidity.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,but the lips of the wise protect them.

A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

A fool despises his father’s discipline,but a person who accepts correction is sensible.

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan a fool in his foolishness.

Why does a fool have money in his handwith no intention of buying wisdom?

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;the father of a fool has no joy.

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,discerning when he seals his lips. >

A fool does not delight in understanding,but only wants to show off his opinions.

Better a poor man who lives with integritythan someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Don’t speak to a fool,for he will despise the insight of your words.

Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;he does not open his mouth at the gate.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishnessor you’ll be like him yourself.

Answer a fool according to his foolishnessor he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like lame legs that hang limp.

Giving honor to a foolis like binding a stone in a sling.

A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like a stick with thorns,brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing byis like an archer who wounds everyone.

As a dog returns to its vomit,so a fool repeats his foolishness.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Though you grind a foolin a mortar with a pestle along with grain,you will not separate his foolishness from him.

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

A fool gives full vent to his anger,but a wise man holds it in check.

Do you see a man who speaks too soon?There is more hope for a fool than for him.

a servant when he becomes king,a fool when he is stuffed with food,