Proverbs 1:5
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5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise will inherit glory,
but shame will be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 9:8-9
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8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 14:3
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3 The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 A wise man fears and shuns evil,
but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so with the heart of fools.
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:23
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23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
and adds learning to his lips.
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