'Fool' in the Bible
Suddenly he follows herAs an ox goes to the slaughter,Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
The wise of heart will receive commands,But a babbling fool will be ruined.
He who winks the eye causes trouble,And a babbling fool will be ruined.
He who conceals hatred has lying lips,And he who spreads slander is a fool.
Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,But a fool displays folly.
Leave the presence of a fool,Or you will not discern words of knowledge.
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil,But a fool is arrogant and careless.
A fool rejects his father’s discipline,But he who regards reproof is sensible.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,Much less are lying lips to a prince.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understandingThan a hundred blows into a fool.
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his folly.
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,When he has no sense?
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,And the father of a fool has no joy.
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
A fool does not delight in understanding,But only in revealing his own mind.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrityThan he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,But any fool will quarrel.
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,Or you will also be like him.
Answer a fool as his folly deserves,That he not be wise in his own eyes.
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violenceWho sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Like one who binds a stone in a sling,So is he who gives honor to a fool.
Like an archer who wounds everyone,So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
Like a dog that returns to its vomitIs a fool who repeats his folly.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,But he who walks wisely will be delivered.
A fool always loses his temper,But a wise man holds it back.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Under a slave when he becomes king,And a fool when he is satisfied with food,