Quotes about Wise
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 12:18
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 13:14
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
- Proverbs 14:35
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:2
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 15:7
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
- Proverbs 15:12
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 16:14
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:21
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:11
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 23:24
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
- Proverbs 26:16
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
- Proverbs 29:8