Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 17:10; Proverbs 17:12; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 17:24-25; Proverbs 17:28

Proverbs 17:7

7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

Proverbs 17:10

10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Proverbs 17:12

12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:16

16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Proverbs 17:24-25

24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 17:28

28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.