Posts with the tag “fools”

Prov. 12:23 "A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness." Another proverb, another contrast.  This time, a prudent man is pitted against a foolish man and more ...  Read More

Proverbs 10:23 "It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom." The Bible uses the word, “sport” or a variation of it in a number of passages.  It isn’t used exactly ...  Read More

Proverbs 10:21 "The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom." This verse wraps up a string of four consecutive proverbs that connects a person’s mouth to their morality.  Cle...  Read More

Proverbs 10:18 "He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool." Everyone sins.  Sin doesn’t define a fool nor does it define a wise man.  Solomon clearly knew this f...  Read More

Proverbs 10:8 "The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall." Solomon used a Hebrew word in this verse that the translators for the King James Version rendered “prating.”...  Read More

Proverbs 9:7-12 "He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he wil...  Read More

Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."As she nears the end of her speech, Wisdom does not shy away from that which has puzz...  Read More