Job 11:12

Conservative English Version

but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.

Cross References

Job 15:14

No human is pure and innocent,

Job 28:28

God told us, "Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin."

Job 5:13

in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails.

Job 6:5

Do oxen and wild donkeys cry out in distress unless they are hungry?

Psalm 144:4

We disappear like a breath; we last no longer than a faint shadow.

Psalm 39:11

You punish us severely because of our sins. Like a moth, you destroy what we treasure most. We are as frail as a breath.

Psalm 39:5

You made my life short, so brief that the time means nothing to you. "Human life is but a breath,

Psalm 51:5

I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.

Psalm 73:22

I was stupid and ignorant, and I treated you as a wild animal would.

Psalm 92:6

for an ignorant fool to know or understand.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Nothing makes sense! Everything is nonsense. I have seen it all-- nothing makes sense!

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Rid yourself of all worry and pain, because the wonderful moments of youth quickly disappear.

Ecclesiastes 3:18

I know that God is testing us to show us that we are merely animals.

Jeremiah 2:24

You are a female donkey sniffing the desert air, wanting to mate with just anyone. You are an easy catch!

Romans 1:22

They claim to be wise, but they are fools.

Romans 12:16

Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you are smarter than others. Make friends with ordinary people.

Ephesians 2:3

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

James 2:20

Does some stupid person want proof that faith without deeds is useless?