'Foolishness' in the Bible

The inexperienced inherit foolishness,but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

The crown of the wise is their wealth,but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

A patient person shows great understanding,but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

A discerning mind seeks knowledge,but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

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

The one who gives an answer before he listens—this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

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.

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

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