Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:16 : 16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
- Prov 18:2 : 2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
- Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.
- 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:
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1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.
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7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
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16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
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3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
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21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
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4 Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
- Eccl 2:14-152 verses78%
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
15 Then I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
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11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
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8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
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16 A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
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28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
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9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.
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23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
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26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
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20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
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8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
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18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
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6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
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10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.