• They hate knowledge - Prov. 1:7, 22

• They bring shame, grief, and bitterness to loved ones - Prov. 10:1; 17:25

• They make light of sin and evil - Prov. 10:23; 14:9

• They think they know everything - Prov. 12:15; 28:26

• They won’t control their tongue - Prov. 17:27-28

• They don’t want to listen; they only want to talk - Prov. 18:2

• They disappoint and frustrate those who trust them - Prov. 26:6

• They never learn from their mistakes - Prov. 26:11; 27:22

• They won’t control their temper - Prov. 29:11

“Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly” (Prov. 17:12).