The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
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