A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.
`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Why is this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame--reproach.
And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He is a fool.'
And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.
so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;
And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;