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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
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The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
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To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.
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The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
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The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
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In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
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One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
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for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
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for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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Saying 12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
