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;