Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Proverbs 15:14

The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Psalm 119:37

Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.

Proverbs 23:5

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

John 7:17

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

General references

Bible References

Before

Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.
Proverbs 15:14
The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.
John 7:17
If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

The eyes

Proverbs 23:5
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Psalm 119:37
Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.
Ecclesiastes 6:9
What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

General references

Proverbs 8:9
“They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.