The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
Whyis there a pricein the handof a foolto buywisdom,When he hasnosense?
"When anyonehearsthe wordof the kingdomand does not understandit, the evil[one] comesand snatches awaywhathas been sownin his heart.Thisis the one on whom seed was sownbesidethe road.
Becausethey hatedknowledgeAnd did not choosethe fearof the LORD.
A soothingtongueis a treeof life,But perversionin it crushesthe spirit.
He will diefor lackof instruction,And in the greatnessof his follyhe will goastray.
And you say,"HowI have hatedinstruction!And my heartspurnedreproof!
"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
"I have not departedfrom the commandof His lips;I have treasuredthe wordsof His mouthmorethanmy necessaryfood.
Your wordswere foundand I atethem, And Your wordsbecamefor me a joyand the delightof my heart;For I have been calledby Your name,O LORDGodof hosts.
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
shepherdthe flockof Godamongyou, exercising oversightnot under compulsion,but voluntarily,accordingto [the will of] God;and not for sordid gain,but with eagerness;
And justas they did not see fitto acknowledgeGodany longer, Godgave them overto a depravedmind,to dothosethings which are not proper,
"Then I will giveyou shepherdsafter My own heart,who will feedyou on knowledgeand understanding.
The mouthof the righteousutterswisdom,And his tonguespeaksjustice.
"The goodmanbringsout of [his] goodtreasurewhat is good;and the evilmanbringsout of [his] eviltreasurewhat is evil.
The one who commitsadulterywith a womanis lackingsense;He who would destroyhimselfdoesit.
The mouthof the righteousis a fountainof life,But the mouthof the wickedconcealsviolence.
"For the waywardnessof the naivewill killthem, And the complacencyof foolswill destroythem.
That you may observediscretionAnd your lipsmay reserveknowledge.
The lipsof the wisespreadknowledge,But the heartsof foolsare not so.
The wordsof wisemenare like goads,and mastersof [these] collectionsare like well-drivennails;they are givenby oneShepherd.
ThereforeMy peoplegointo exilefor their lackof knowledge;And their honorablemenare famished,And their multitudeis parchedwith thirst.
