Ecclesiastes 10:3
“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.”
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Cross-References
“Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.”
“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”
“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”
“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”