Proverbs 18:2-4

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

² A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

³ The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

⁴ Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.