A moment in scripture
Proverbs 18:2
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A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 18:1
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
- Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
- Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.