Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible











Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.









Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth? "For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.



The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.


The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.






and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor faint when you are reproved by Him;

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.




A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.









Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.