Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.


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Proverbs 13 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 26 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
Proverbs 26 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Psalms 62 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Proverbs 14 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Ecclesiastes 2 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Proverbs 10 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 14 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Exodus 23 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Ecclesiastes 2 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Isaiah 42 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Proverbs 17 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Matthew 12 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Psalms 32 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Proverbs 9 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Amos 6 12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
John 12 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Proverbs 15 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 11 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 22 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 15 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs 14 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Ecclesiastes 7 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Proverbs 15 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
1 Corinthians 3 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Ephesians 5 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Proverbs 24 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 23 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Deuteronomy 29 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Proverbs 10 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Job 16 13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Proverbs 26 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Proverbs 15 21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Habakkuk 2 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Hebrews 6 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Hosea 10 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Proverbs 26 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Ecclesiastes 7 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 18 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Deuteronomy 25 4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Deuteronomy 23 25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
Proverbs 10 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 15 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Amos 5 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Matthew 13 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Proverbs 12 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.