Quotes about Perception
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
- Proverbs 17:28
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- Proverbs 18:11
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
- Proverbs 18:15
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
- Proverbs 20:5
Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
- Proverbs 20:12
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
- Proverbs 20:14
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
- Proverbs 23:33
for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
- Proverbs 25:7
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
- Proverbs 26:2
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
- Proverbs 26:16
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
- Proverbs 28:11
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
- Proverbs 30:12