Proverbs 1:5
The Voice
5 The wise will pay attention to these words and will grow in learning,
and the discerning will receive divine guidance,
Proverbs 3:35
The Voice
35 In the end, the wise will receive honor,
but fools will face humiliation.
Proverbs 9:8-9
The Voice
8 So do not correct a scoffer unless you are ready to be hated,
but correct the wise and you will be loved.
9 Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser.
Teach upstanding people, and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 10:14
The Voice
14 The wise store up knowledge as a safeguard,
but the meaningless chatter of fools means that chaos is near.
Proverbs 11:29
The Voice
29 A person who stirs up trouble in his family will inherit stormy winds,
and foolish troublers will end up serving the wise.
Proverbs 14:3
The Voice
3 A fool’s words betray his pride and invite punishment,
but the humble speech of the wise will spare them.
Proverbs 14:16
The Voice
16 The wise are cautious and stay far from evil,
but fools are hotheaded and careless.
Proverbs 14:24
The Voice
24 The wise are honored for their wealth;
the reward of fools is more foolishness.
Proverbs 15:2
The Voice
2 The words of the wise extend knowledge,
but foolish people utter nonsense.
Proverbs 15:7
The Voice
7 When the wise speak, knowledge spreads far and wide,
but fools care nothing about such matters.
Proverbs 16:21
The Voice
21 The wise at heart have a reputation for understanding;
pleasant words make the lips more persuasive.
Proverbs 16:23
The Voice
23 From a wise heart flow careful words;
wise words make the lips more persuasive.
Proverbs 18:15
The Voice
15 Clever people go after knowledge to obtain it,
and wise people attune their ears to hear it.
Proverbs 21:11
The Voice
11 A naive person wises up when he sees a mocker punished.
A wise person becomes even wiser just by being instructed.
Proverbs 21:20
The Voice
20 The wise have a generous supply of fine food and oil in their homes,
but fools are wasteful, consuming every last drop.
Proverbs 21:22
The Voice
22 One wise person can rise against a city of mighty men
and cause the citadel they trust to collapse.
Proverbs 24:23-25
The Voice
23 The wise also say,
It is not good for a judge to be partial.
24 When a judge says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
he will be cursed by all people; he will be hated by nations.
25 But those who reprimand evildoers will be celebrated,
and good fortune will come their way.
Proverbs 29:8
The Voice
8 Mockers stir up a city and inflame passions,
but the wise know how to put out the fire and ease tensions.
Proverbs 29:11
The Voice
11 A fool does not think before he unleashes his temper,
but a wise man holds back and remains quiet.
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