Page 197 - Wisdom and Sound Advice from the Torah

Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a com pan ion of
fools suf fers harm. (Proverbs, 13:20)

The mock er seeks wis dom and finds none, but knowl edge
comes eas i ly to the dis cern ing. (Proverbs, 14:6)

Stay away from a fool ish man, for you will not find knowl -
edge on his lips. (Proverbs, 14:7)

The wis dom of the pru dent is to give thought to their ways,
but the fol ly of fools is de cep tion. (Proverbs, 14:8)

A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hot -
head ed and reck less. (Proverbs, 14:16)

The sim ple in her it fol ly, but the pru dent are crowned with
knowl edge. (Proverbs, 14:18)

The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the fol ly of fools
yields fol ly. (Proverbs, 14:24)

A wise king win nows out the wick ed; he drives the thresh -
ing wheel over them. (Proverbs, 20:26)

Wisdom re pos es in the heart of the dis cern ing and even

among fools she lets her self be known. (Proverbs, 14:33)

He who ig nores dis ci pline de spis es him self, but who ev er
heeds cor rec tion gains un der stand ing. (Proverbs, 15:32)

The wise in heart are called dis cern ing, and pleas ant words
pro mote in struc tion. (Proverbs, 16:21)

Discerning man keeps wis dom in view, but a fool's eyes
wan der to the ends of the earth. A fool ish son brings grief to

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