Advice & Wisdom

Pride leads to arguments; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10 (NLT)

Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn your back on evil. Then you will gain renewed health and vitality.
Proverbs 3:7-8 (NLT)

Proverbs 14:4

An empty stable stays clean, but no income comes from an empty stable. Proverbs 14:4 (NLT)

The WORD & Wisdom

Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection. Proverbs 30:5 (NLT)

Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)

For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 (NLT)

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9:6-7

Luke 1:31-33

You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.
Luke 1:31-33

Isaiah 40:21-23

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
Isaiah 40:21-23

James 1:26-27

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:26-27

Proverbs

Don't eat with people who are stingy; don't desire their delicacies. Proverbs 23:6 (NLT)

A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Proverbs 24:3 (NLT)

A fool gives full vent to anger, but a wise person quietly holds it
back. Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7

Proverbs

A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is
even-tempered. Proverbs 17:27 (NLT)

A person's words can be life-giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook. Proverbs 18:4 (NLT)

A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Proverbs 22:3 (NLT)

John 12:44-50

Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say."
John 12:44-50

Proverbs

Fools think they need no advice, but the wise listen to others. Proverbs
12:15 (NLT)

Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:4 (NLT)

Kind words are like honey-sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 16:24 (NLT)

Proverbs

Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Proverbs 2:11 (NLT)

Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13 (NLT)

Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment. Proverbs 4:7 (NLT)

Teach the wise, and they will be wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn more. Proverbs 9:9 (NLT)

People with integrity have firm footing, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall. Proverbs 10:9 (NLT)

Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety. Proverbs 11:14 (NLT)

1 Timothy 1:15-16

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:15-16

Proverbs

True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life. Proverbs 22:4 (NLT)

Fire goes out for lack of fuel, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. Proverbs 26:20 (NLT)

A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The
simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Proverbs 27:12
(NLT)

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. Proverbs 29:23 (NLT)

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 10:12

Proverbs

The wise look ahead to see what is coming, but fools deceive themselves. Proverbs 14:8 (NLT)

There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 (NLT)

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD. Proverbs 19:3 (NLT)

Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is really faithful? Proverbs 20:6 (NLT)

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39

Proverbs

If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you will be honored. Proverbs 13:18 (NLT)

Wise people don't make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their folly. Proverbs 12:23 (NLT)

For whoever finds Wisdom finds life and receives favor from the LORD. Proverbs 8:35

Matthew 10:16

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16