11) As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
Proverbs Club Commentary
It is a gross way to put it, but very true.
Reviving a contained addiction is pathetic and foolish.
#dog #returns #vomit #fools #repeat #folly
33) Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning
and even among fools she lets herself be known.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Wisdom tempers both the perceptive and the dolt.
#wisdom #reposes #heart #discerning #even #among #fools #she #lets #herself #known
32) For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33) but whoever listens to me will live in safety
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
Proverbs Club Commentary
Fools have no regard for wisdom.
And so, they endanger themselves with their lack of concern and errant paths.
#wisdom #waywardness #simple #kill #complacency #fools #destroy #whoever #listens #me #live #safety #ease #without #fear #harm
13) those whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
Proverbs Club Commentary
Fools believe in their false sense of superiority.
#those #eyes #haughty #glances #disdainful
6) The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The conversation of fools inspires drubbings.
They should wise up and hold their tongues.
#lips #fools #bring #them #strife #their #mouths #invite #beating
