Proverbs 24:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Wisdom is too much for fools! Their advice is no good.

Cross References

Job 31:21

If I have ever raised my arm to threaten an orphan when the power was mine,

Job 5:4

and leaving their children helpless in court.

Psalm 10:5

They are always successful, though they can't understand your teachings, and they keep sneering at their enemies.

Psalm 127:5

The more you have, the better off you will be, because they will protect you when your enemies attack with arguments.

Proverbs 14:6

Make fun of wisdom, and you will never find it. But if you have understanding, knowledge comes easily.

Proverbs 15:24

All who are wise follow a road that leads upward to life and away from death.

Proverbs 17:16

Why should fools have money for an education when they refuse to learn?

Proverbs 17:24

Anyone with wisdom knows what makes good sense, but fools can never make up their minds.

Proverbs 17:7

It sounds strange for a fool to talk sensibly, but it's even worse for a ruler to tell lies.

Proverbs 22:22

Don't take advantage of the poor or cheat them in court.

Proverbs 28:5

Criminals don't know what justice means, but all who respect the LORD understand it completely.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is a well known and respected leader in the city.

Isaiah 29:21

together with everyone who tells lies in court and keeps innocent people from getting a fair trial.

Isaiah 32:6

Fools talk foolishness. They always make plans to do sinful things, to lie about the LORD, to let the hungry starve, and to keep water from those who are thirsty.

Amos 5:10

You people hate judges and honest witnesses;

Amos 5:12

I am the LORD, and I know your terrible sins. You cheat honest people and take bribes; you rob the poor of justice.

Amos 5:15

Choose good instead of evil! See that justice is done. Perhaps I, the LORD All-Powerful, will be kind to what's left of your people.

1 Corinthians 2:14

That's why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish.