what does the bible say about wisdom and folly?
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Be wise, be sharp. Let the Word of God teach you how to live and then obey what you have learned. One little act of folly, one indiscretion, can ruin your reputation. ... He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.
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[5] A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: [6] To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. [7] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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According to King Solomon, wisdom is gained from God, "For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding" Proverbs 2:6. ... "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight" Proverbs 3:5-6.
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"As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly" is an aphorism which appears in the Book of Proverbs in the Bible — Proverbs 26:11 (Hebrew: כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵאֹ֑ו כְּ֝סִ֗יל שֹׁונֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתֹּֽו‎ Kəḵeleḇ šāḇ 'al-qê'ōw; kəsîl, šōwneh ḇə'iwwaltōw.), also partially quoted in the New Testament, 2 Peter 2 ...
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(Q) What verse is it that says God takes care of fools and babies? Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he might become wise.
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Exodus 20:16 (From the 10 Commandments) – You must not lie. Proverbs 6:12-13 – Let me describe for you a worthless and a wicked man; first, he is a constant liar; he signals his true intentions to his friends with eyes and feet and fingers.
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James 1:5 tells us that if you ask for wisdom, God will give it generously without finding fault: “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” ... Wisdom offers you long life, wealth and honor.
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Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 19:20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
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In Luke 6:37, the Bible says, "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Viewing others with compassion instead of judgment, according to the Bible, brings followers into better alignment with God's will.
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Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. Proverbs 24:6 For by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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There is a story in the Bible that speaks of Solomon, a young man who, after God offered him anything his heart desired, he requested wisdom. ... The Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines wisdom as “knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it.”
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The Bible contrasts two types of wisdom, God's and the world's. Jesus calls us to be as wise and shrewd as serpents, but this wisdom is very unlike the world's wisdom. Godly wisdom is innocent, gentle, reasonable, peace-loving, impartial and sincere. ... Worldly secular wisdom tends to be self-centred.
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In the Bible (King James Version) Proverbs 23:20-21 - "Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
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Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore, get wisdom and in all thy getting, get understanding (Proverbs 4:7)!
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2 Timothy 3:16, NLT: "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right."
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The Bible contrasts two types of wisdom, God's and the world's. Jesus calls us to be as wise and shrewd as serpents, but this wisdom is very unlike the world's wisdom. Godly wisdom is innocent, gentle, reasonable, peace-loving, impartial and sincere. ... God's Word calls such wisdom “earthly, unspiritual, demonic“.
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The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 7: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he". ... For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.