Quotes About Wisdom

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.

As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.

Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying anotherís confidence,

lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise manís rebuke to a listening ear.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

Seldom set foot in your neighborís house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out oneís own glory.