Quotes About Discernment

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,

Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.

Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.