Proverbs 10:8
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 1:5
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:10
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 13:3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Proverbs 14:23
In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.
Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Matthew 7:24-25
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.