Quotes about Discernment
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Proverbs 13:16
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 13:20
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:7
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
- Proverbs 14:15
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 17:10
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
- Proverbs 17:28
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
- Proverbs 18:13
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
- Proverbs 18:15
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- Proverbs 19:2
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 20:19
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
- Proverbs 20:26
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 21:2