He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.


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Genesis 27 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Genesis 31 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
Exodus 22 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Leviticus 25 47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
Numbers 11 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Deuteronomy 22 16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
1 Samuel 12 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
2 Samuel 22 26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
1 Kings 3 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
Job 3 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job 5 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 6 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 11 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 11 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job 11 12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Job 12 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 15 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Job 16 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Job 17 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 20 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Job 23 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 24 21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Job 27 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Job 34 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Job 41 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Psalms 5 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 10 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 14 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 17 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 32 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Psalms 35 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Psalms 38 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalms 39 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Psalms 41 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
Psalms 44 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Psalms 49 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 50 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 53 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 70 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Psalms 75 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Psalms 92 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Psalms 94 8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalms 94 11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Psalms 107 17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Psalms 118 7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
Psalms 126 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Psalms 144 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: