¹⁵ Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to others.

⁷ Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

²⁰ Get all the advice and instruction you can,
    so you will be wise the rest of your life.

¹⁶ The wise are cautious^[a] and avoid danger;
    fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

¹² There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

⁵ Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
    Let those with understanding receive guidance

¹² There is more hope for fools
    than for people who think they are wise.

²⁵ There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

² People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.