Quotes About Wisdom

Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

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

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

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

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

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

An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.