Proverbs 18:2 Cross References - ERV

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

¹⁵ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith: ¹⁶ He saith, which heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Which seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ² But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: [but] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

¹⁶ Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth out folly.

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

³ Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

³⁴ And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.

¹ Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

¹² So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

¹⁵ forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the [son] of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing; ¹⁶ but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet. ¹⁷ These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved. ¹⁸ For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error; ¹⁹ promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.