Quotes of Wisdom

Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see

He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame,but whoever heeds correction is honored.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

If anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.

Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful than ten rulers in a city.

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Listen, my child, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or sit in the company of mockers

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding.

A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.