Being unwise by not respecting God, ignoring advice, talking too much, and losing control of your temper.
Key References
He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
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Psalms (2)
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
Proverbs (22)
He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.