Quotes About Discernment

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

The LORDís eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

It is better to heed a wise manís rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

A wise manís heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

The words of a wise manís mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:

“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.