A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
A wise man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools cries out foolishness.
Every wise one deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, since he has no heart for it?
When the wicked comes, scorn also comes, and with shame comes reproach.
Yes also, in the way a fool walks, his heart fails; and he says to all that he is a fool.
And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged that He would depart out of their borders.
Even so you, since you are zealots of spiritual things, seek to build up the church, in order that you may abound
But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Some indeed even preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also of good will.