Quotes About Foolishness

He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Like a gold ring in a pigís snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

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 proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

A fool rejects his fatherís discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

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

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

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