" The Wise vs The Fool" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

The way the wise live will bring them honor,
but the way fools live will bring them shame.
(Proverbs 3:35 ERV)

A wise son makes his father happy; 

a foolish one makes his mother sad.
(Proverbs 10:1 ERV)

Those who cause trouble for their families will inherit nothing but the wind.
A foolish person will end up as a servant to one who is wise.
(Proverbs 11:29 ERV)

Smart people don’t tell everything they know,
but fools tell everything and show they are fools.
(Proverbs 12:23 ERV)

Be friends with those who are wise, and you will become wise.
Choose fools to be your friends, and you will have trouble.
(Proverbs 13:20 ERV)

A wise woman makes her home what it should be,
but the home of a foolish woman is destroyed by her own actions.

Wise people are careful and avoid trouble; 

fools are too confident and careless.

Fools are rewarded with more foolishness. 

Smart people are rewarded with knowledge.(Proverbs 14:1,16,18 ERV)

Listening to wise people increases your knowledge,
but only nonsense comes from the mouths of fools.
Fools refuse to listen to their father’s advice,
but those who accept discipline are smart.
Wise people say things that give you new knowledge,
but fools say nothing worth hearing.
Intelligent people want more knowledge,
but fools only want more nonsense.

Wise children make their parents happy. 

Foolish children bring them shame.

Doing foolish things makes a fool happy, 

but a wise person is careful to do what is right.

(Proverbs 15:2,5,7,14,20-21 ERV)

Good sense is a spring of fresh water to those who have it,
but fools can offer only foolishness.
(Proverbs 16:22 ERV)

Smart people learn more from a single correction
than fools learn from a hundred beatings.

Intelligent people think about what needs to be done here and now. 

Fools are always dreaming about faraway places.

Foolish children upset their parents and make them sad.

(Proverbs 17:10,24-25 ERV)

Wise people save the nice things they have.
Fools use up everything as soon as they get it.
(Proverbs 21:20 ERV)

It is foolish to be too confident.
Those who ask for advice are wise and will escape disaster.
(Proverbs 28:26 ERV)