Quotes about Insight
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:7
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:18
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
- Proverbs 14:33
Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
- Proverbs 15:21
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 15:31
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 16:22
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- Proverbs 16:23
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 17:10
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 17:24
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
- Proverbs 18:2
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
- Proverbs 18:15
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 19:11