11 for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable. Their hope is void and their toils unprofitable. Their works are useless. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 3:11
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Proverbs 13:17–19
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Proverbs 5:22–23
22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. 23 He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Proverbs 1:31–33
31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
Proverbs 15:9–11
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Job 8:12–14
12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass. 13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish. 14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
Proverbs 15:31–33
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Book of Enoch 98:8–10
8 From henceforth ye know that all your oppression wherewith ye oppress is written down every day till the day of your judgement. (ENO) 9 Woe to you, ye fools, for through your folly shall ye perish: and ye transgress against the wise, and so good hap shall not be your… (ENO) 10 … (ENO)
Psalms 107:16–18
16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
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