Proverbs 10:8
The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:1
The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
Proverbs 1:5
(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 10:10
The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:13
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
Proverbs 14:23
In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
Proverbs 18:6-7
The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
Matthew 7:24-25
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.