Proverbs 18:15

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹⁴ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear? ¹⁵ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. ¹⁶ A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

Man of Understanding

Prudent Man

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Psalm 119:97-104

Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.

Proverbs 1:5

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea , wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Luke 8:8-10

And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.