Hold Your Tongue...

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. ~ Proverbs 17:28 (NIV)

Walk with the Wise...

Walk with the wise and become wise,

    for a companion of fools suffers harm.

~ Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)

The Fear of the LORD

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
    but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

~ Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)

Live in the Holy Spirit's Power

15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 
~ Ephesians 5:15-16 (NLT)

15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,16 making the most of every opportunity,because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)

15 Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), 16 Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:15-16 (AMPC)

Wise Quiet Words

Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard rather than the shout of a ruler of fools. ~ Ecclesiastes 9:17 (NKJV)

Walk with the Wise

He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. ~ Proverbs 13:20 (NASB)

Beginning of Knowledge

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

~ Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)

Listen...

32 32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

~ Proverbs 1:32-33 (NIV)

A Soft Answer

1 A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:1-4 (ESV)

Walk with the Wise

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. ~ Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)

Seek God's Wisdom & Knowledge

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me.
29 Since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord,
30 since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

~ Proverbs 1:28-33 (NIV)

Beginning of Knowledge

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. ~ Proverbs 1:7 (NIV 1984)

Prudent Vs. Foolish

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. ~ Proverbs 12:23 (ESV)