¹⁵ The intelligent man is always open to new ideas. In fact, he looks for them.

² It is dangerous and sinful to rush into the unknown.

²⁷ Stop listening to teaching that contradicts what you know is right.

¹² The Lord preserves the upright but ruins the plans^[a] of the wicked.

¹² Don’t refuse to accept criticism; get all the help^[a] you can.

^3-4 Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.

⁵ A wise man is mightier than a strong man. Wisdom is mightier than strength.

² When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily; but with honest, sensible leaders there is stability.