Proverbs 12:15

The Message

Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:1

Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.

Proverbs 13:10

Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel.

Proverbs 14:12

There’s a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell. Sure, those people appear to be having a good time, but all that laughter will end in heartbreak.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.

Proverbs 16:2

Humans are satisfied with whatever looks good; God probes for what is good.

Proverbs 16:25

There’s a way that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell.

Proverbs 19:20

Take good counsel and accept correction— that’s the way to live wisely and well.

Proverbs 21:2

We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.

Proverbs 26:12

See that man who thinks he’s so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.

Proverbs 26:16

Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; they think they are smarter than a whole college faculty.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich think they know it all, but the poor can see right through them.

Proverbs 30:12

Don’t imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven’t had a bath in weeks.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor child with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn’t know which end is up. I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches, and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king. Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can’t you see it’s only smoke? And spitting into the wind?