THEOSISProverbs 18:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Prov 12:23A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.
- Ps 1:1Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence:
- Ps 1:2But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
- Prov 13:16The prudent man doth all things with counsel: but he that is a fool, layeth open his folly.
- Prov 17:16What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
- Eccl 10:3Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas he himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
- 1 Cor 8:1Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.