Proverbs 18:2

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A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:23 : 23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Num 24:15-16 : 15 Then Balaam began his oracle, saying: 'The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,' 16 'The oracle of one who hears the words of God and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees visions of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes uncovered.'
  • Ps 1:1-2 : 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of mockers. 2 Instead, his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law, he meditates day and night.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • 2 Pet 2:15-19 : 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever. 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery. 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.
  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.
  • Matt 8:34 : 34 Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  • 1 Cor 14:12 : 12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.
  • Phil 1:15 : 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:14
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    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 18:1
    80%

    1One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.

  • Prov 12:23
    80%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 13:16
    79%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    79%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 17:16
    79%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Ps 92:6
    78%

    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    77%

    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 10:23
    77%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    77%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 26:5
    77%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 26:12
    76%

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 19:10
    75%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Eccl 7:25
    75%

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Eccl 7:4
    75%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  • Prov 14:16
    75%

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    75%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Eccl 4:5
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    5The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
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    18Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

  • Prov 17:21
    75%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 14:10
    74%

    10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.

  • Eccl 1:17
    74%

    17Then I set my heart to understand wisdom, as well as madness and folly, but I learned that this too is a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Eccl 10:14
    74%

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 28:11
    74%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1To the director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and commit abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Ps 94:8
    74%

    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.