Quotes about Wisdom
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 22:24
or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
- Proverbs 22:25
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
- Proverbs 23:1
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
- Proverbs 23:2
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- Proverbs 23:3
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 23:4
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Proverbs 23:5
You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
- Proverbs 23:8
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 23:9
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
Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 23:14