Proverbs 14:7
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:20 : 20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
- Prov 19:27 : 27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.
- Prov 9:6 : 6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
- Eph 5:11 : 11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;
- 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.
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8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
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7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
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9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
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14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
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14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
- Prov 14:15-184 verses80%
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
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16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
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7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
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24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
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33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
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21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
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4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
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2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
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15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
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16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
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28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
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5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
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7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
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24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
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5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.
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6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
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8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
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12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
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7 I saw among the young men one without sense,
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6 A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.
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1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
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5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
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20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
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18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?