Quotes About Growth

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

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

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

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,