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• A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy. (Proverbs 17, 21)

• A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. (Proverbs 17, 24)

• Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. (Proverbs 17, 28)

• A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. (Proverbs 18, 2)

• A fool's lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. (Proverbs 18, 6)

• A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself. (Proverbs 18, 7)

• Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool. (Proverbs 19, 1)

• It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. (Proverbs 19, 10)

• It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling. (Proverbs 20, 3)

• Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. (Proverbs 23, 9)

• Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth. (Proverbs 24, 7)

• Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. (Proverbs 26, 1)