Page 189 - Wisdom and Sound Advice from the Torah

Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

A wise man has great pow er, and a man of knowl edge in -
creas es strength. (Proverbs, 24:5)

Blessed is the man who finds wis dom, the man who gains
un der stand ing. (Proverbs, 3:13)

[Wis dom] is a tree of life to those who em brace her; those
who lay hold of her will be bless ed. (Proverbs, 3:18)

Would a wise man an swer with emp ty no tions or fill his bel -
ly with the hot east wind? Would he ar gue with use less
words, with speech es that have no val ue? (Job, 15:2-3)

A re buke im press es a man of dis cern ment more than a hun -
dred lash es a fool. (Proverbs, 17:10)

The tongue of the wise com mends knowl edge, but the
mouth of the fool gush es fol ly. (Proverbs, 15:2)

The lips of the wise spread knowl edge; not so the hearts of
fools. (Proverbs, 15:7)

Folly de lights a man who lacks judg ment, but a man of un der -
stand ing keeps a straight course. (Proverbs, 15:21)

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the ex pla na tion of
things? Wisdom bright ens a man's face and chan ges its hard
ap pear ance. (Ecclesiastes, 8:1)

The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in
the dark ness. (Ecclesiastes, 2:14)

A wise per son's heart leads the right way. The heart of a fool
leads the wrong way. (Ecclesiastes, 10:2)

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