Proverbs 12:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.

Jeremiah replied to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, you will kill me, won’t you? Besides, if I give you advice, you won’t listen to me anyway.”

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser
than seven men who can answer sensibly.