He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.
Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
<To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.
Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.
O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)
For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
<To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.
Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.
As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.
A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.
Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;
For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.
And the Lord said to me, Take again the instruments of a foolish keeper of sheep.
A curse on the foolish keeper who goes away from the flock! the sword will be on his arm and on his right eye: his arm will become quite dry and his eye will be made completely dark.
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