Quotes about Wisdom
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
- Proverbs 20:29
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 21:2
Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- Proverbs 21:4
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 21:5
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- Proverbs 21:6
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 21:9
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:11
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
- Proverbs 21:16
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- Proverbs 21:19
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Proverbs 21:20
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Proverbs 21:22
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 21:23