You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
Bible Verses
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. — Joshua 1:8 (NIV)
Proverbs 27:21
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but a person is tested by being praised.
Proverbs 27:20
Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:19
As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:18
As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
