Numbered Discourses 4.227Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.227
23. Bad Conduct23. Duccaritavagga

Kinds of Expression (1st)Paṭhamavohārapathasutta

“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they haven’t. …”…pe… Adiṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, asute sutavādī hoti, amute mutavādī hoti, aviññāte viññātavādī hoti …pe… adiṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, asute asutavādī hoti, amute amutavādī hoti, aviññāte aviññātavādī hoti …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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AN 4.225 Path (1st) 0.81near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.225 23. Bad Conduct Path (1st) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … right view, righ…

AN 4.226 Path (2nd) 0.73near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.226 23. Bad Conduct Path (2nd) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. … An astute person … brims with much merit. ……

AN 4.229 Lack of Conscience 0.72near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.229 23. Bad Conduct Lack of Conscience “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They’re faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They’re…

AN 4.223 Ungrateful 0.70near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.223 23. Bad Conduct Ungrateful “When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and…