1. Simple Fool (peti) - simple, silly, and foolish
   
   
   • PRO 1:4-4 for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--
   • PRO 1:22-22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
   • PRO 1:32-32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
   • PRO 7:7-7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.
   • PRO 8:5-5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
   • PRO 9:4-4 "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.
   • PRO 9:13-13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
   • PRO 9:16-16 "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment.
   • PRO 14:15-15 A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.
   • PRO 14:18-18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
   • PRO 19:25-25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
   • PRO 21:11-11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
   • PRO 22:3-3 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
   • PRO 27:12-12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
   
   
   
2. Silly Fool (k'ciyl) - stupid and silly
   
   
   • PRO 10:18-18 He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
   • PRO 10:23-23 A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
   • PRO 13:16-16 Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
   • PRO 14:16-16 A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.
   • PRO 15:14-14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
   • PRO 17:10-10 A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
   • PRO 17:12-12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
   • PRO 17:16-16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
   • PRO 17:21-21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
   • PRO 18:2-2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
   • PRO 19:1-1 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
   • PRO 19:10-10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury-- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
   • PRO 23:9-9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.
   • PRO 26:1-1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
   • PRO 26:4-4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
   • PRO 26:5-5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
   • PRO 26:6-6 Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
   • PRO 26:8-8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
   • PRO 26:10-10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
   • PRO 26:11-11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
   • PRO 26:12-12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
   • PRO 28:26-26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
   • PRO 29:11-11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
   • PRO 29:20-20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
   
   
   
3. Hardened fool (nabal) - stupid, wicked, foolish, and vile
   
   
   • PRO 17:7-7 Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool-- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
   • PRO 17:21-21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
   • PRO 30:21-22 "Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,
   
   
   
4. Slothful Fool ('atsel) - indolent and solthful
   
   
   • PRO 6:6-6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
   • PRO 6:9-9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
   • PRO 10:26-26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
   • PRO 12:11-11 He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
   • PRO 12:24-24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
   • PRO 12:27-27 The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
   • PRO 13:4-4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
   • PRO 15:19-19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
   • PRO 19:15-15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
   • PRO 19:24-24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
   • PRO 20:4-4 A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
   • PRO 21:25-25 The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
   • PRO 22:13-13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
   • PRO 24:30-34 I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
   • PRO 26:13-16 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!" As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
   
   
   
5. Mocker (luwts) - scorner and teacher
   
   
   • PRO 1:22-22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
   • PRO 3:34-34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
   • PRO 9:7-7 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
   • PRO 9:8-8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
   • PRO 9:12-12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."
   • PRO 13:1-1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
   • PRO 14:6-6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
   • PRO 15:12-12 A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.
   • PRO 19:25-25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
   • PRO 19:28-28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
   • PRO 19:29-29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
   • PRO 21:11-11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
   • PRO 21:24-24 The proud and arrogant man--" Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.
   • PRO 22:10-10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
   • PRO 24:9-9 The schemes of folly are sin, and men detest a mocker.
   • PRO 29:8-8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
   
   
   

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