Quotes About Discernment

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

A foolís mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.