Quotes about Understanding
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
- Proverbs 12:1
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
- Proverbs 13:15
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Proverbs 13:16
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- Proverbs 14:6
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:7
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 14:8
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 14:10
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:18
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 14:29
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
- Proverbs 14:33
Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!
- Proverbs 15:11
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
- Proverbs 15:14