For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Most of the teaching of Jesus are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Complete Sayings of Jesus presents every word spoken by Jesus in one place and provides an index to assist in finding specific ocassions, places and/or events. It is a must read aid for serious Bible study.
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The Book of Enoch is ascribed to the great-grandfather of Noah and is included in the cannon of some churches. It describes the fall of the angels (watchers), visions of heaven and hell and the birth of Noah. Quotes from the book of Enoch are found in the New Testament.
The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
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