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Quotes About Growth

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
~ Proverbs 16:16
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
~ Proverbs 16:22
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
~ Proverbs 16:31
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
~ Proverbs 17:10
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
~ Proverbs 17:16
Before his downfall a manís heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
~ Proverbs 18:12
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
~ Proverbs 18:15
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
~ Proverbs 19:8
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
~ Proverbs 19:18
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
~ Proverbs 19:20
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
~ Proverbs 19:25
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
~ Proverbs 19:27
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
~ Proverbs 20:21
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
~ Proverbs 20:30
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
~ Proverbs 21:11
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
~ Proverbs 22:15
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
~ Proverbs 22:17
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
~ Proverbs 23:12
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
~ Proverbs 23:13
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
~ Proverbs 24:3
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
~ Proverbs 24:4
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
~ Proverbs 24:5
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
~ Proverbs 24:27
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
~ Proverbs 24:31