Numbered Discourses 4.228Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.228
23. Bad Conduct23. Duccaritavagga

Kinds of Expression (2nd)Dutiyavohārapathasutta

“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they have. …”…pe… Diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, sute asutavādī hoti, mute amutavādī hoti, viññāte aviññātavādī hoti …pe… diṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, sute sutavādī hoti, mute mutavādī hoti, viññāte viññātavādī hoti …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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AN 4.227 Kinds of Expression (1st) 0.98near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.227 23. Bad Conduct Kinds of Expression (1st) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … An astute person … brim…

AN 4.225 Path (1st) 0.80near 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) 0.74near 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 0.69near 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…