Quotes about Insight
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
— Proverbs 17:10
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
— Proverbs 17:24
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
— Proverbs 18:2
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
— Proverbs 18:15
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
— Proverbs 19:11
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
— Proverbs 20:5
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
— Proverbs 20:15
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
— Proverbs 22:17
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
— Proverbs 22:20
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
— Proverbs 23:12
Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
— Proverbs 23:23
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
— Proverbs 24:3