Sirach 27:13

¹³ The talk of fools is offensive. Their laughter is wantonly sinful. (WEB)

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Proverbs 24:8–10

⁸ He who plots evil will be called a schemer. ⁹ A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men. ¹⁰ If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!

⁵ Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. ⁶ A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. ⁷ A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Ecclesiastes 7:5–7

⁵ It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. ⁶ For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile. ⁷ Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Proverbs 10:9–11

⁹ He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. ¹⁰ He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin. ¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Wisdom of Solomon 3:11–13

¹¹ for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable. Their hope is void and their toils unprofitable. Their works are useless. (WEB) ¹² Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked. (WEB) ¹³ Their descendants are cursed. For the barren woman who is undefiled is happy… (WEB)

Sirach 21:19–21

¹⁹ Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, and as manacles on the right hand. (WEB) ²⁰ A fool lifts up his voice with laughter, but a clever man smiles quietly. (WEB) ²¹ Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, and as a bracelet upon his right arm. (WEB)

Sirach 20:12–14

¹² There is one who buys much for a little, and pays for it again sevenfold. (WEB) ¹³ He who is wise in words will make himself beloved; but the pleasantries of fools will be wasted. (WEB) ¹⁴ The gift of a fool will not profit you, for he looks for repayment many times instead of o… (WEB)

Sirach 23:12–14

¹² There is a manner of speech that is clothed with death. Let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob, for all these things will be far from the godly, and they will not wallow in sins. (WEB) ¹³ Don’t accustom your mouth to gross rudeness, for it involves sinful speech. (WEB) ¹⁴ … (WEB)

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