'Fools' in the Bible
And I -- whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou -- thou art as one of the fools in Israel; and now, speak, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth not withhold me from thee.'
Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.
The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!
A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete.
The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.
Only, fools are the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, 'A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'
And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the 'way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself is by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.