Proverbs 18:15

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹⁴ The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear? ¹⁵ The heart of an intelligent man 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 an intelligent man seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.

1 Kings 3:9

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

Psalm 119:97-104

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

Proverbs 1:5

He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

Proverbs 9:9

Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

Proverbs 23:23

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

Luke 8:8-10

and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

James 1:5

But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him: