SinaiBible verses about Wisdom
The Wise and the Foolish
Two ways of living, and where each one ends up.
10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
ASV A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
ASV The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
ASV Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
ASV Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
ASV He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
ASV A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
ASV Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
ASV Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
ASV And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.
ASV The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.