Proverbs 26:11
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
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- Exod 8:15 : 15 But when Pharaoh sawe that hee had rest giuen him, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not vnto them, as the Lord had said.
- 2 Pet 2:22 : 22 But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.
- Matt 12:45 : 45 Then he goeth, & taketh vnto him seuen other spirites worse then himselfe, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the ende of that man is worse then the beginning. Euen so shall it be with this wicked generation.
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12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
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22 But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.
- Prov 26:3-108 verses78%
3 Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
4 Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.
5 Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, is as he that cutteth off the feete, and drinketh iniquitie.
7 As they that lift vp the legs of the lame, so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
8 As the closing vp of a precious stone in an heape of stones, so is he that giueth glory to a foole.
9 As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
10 The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole & rewardeth the transgressers.
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12 It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
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3 And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.
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11 A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses72%
15 The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
16 A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
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3 The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.
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16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
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16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
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21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
- Eccl 10:12-143 verses72%
12 The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
13 The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.
14 For the foole multiplieth woordes, saying, Man knoweth not what shall be: and who can tell him what shall be after him?
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2 A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses72%
7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
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14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
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21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
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6 (7:8) For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
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23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
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16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
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5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
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32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
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1 As the snowe in the sommer, and as the raine in the haruest are not meete, so is honour vnseemely for a foole.
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24 Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.
25 A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
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20 Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
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27 He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
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1 Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.
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9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
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24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
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29 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
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23 A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
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2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
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5 The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.
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22 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
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7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.
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16 For there shalbe no remembrance of the wise, nor of the foole for euer: for that that now is, in the dayes to come shall all be forgotten; howe dyeth the wise man, as doeth the foole?
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8 The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
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6 An vnwise man knoweth it not, and a foole doeth not vnderstand this,