Insight ¹  is like ²  a life-giving fountain ³  to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools. ⁴ 

A wise person’s heart ¹  makes his speech wise ²  and it adds persuasiveness ³  to his words. ⁴ 

Wisdom is directly in front of ¹  the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run ²  to the ends of the earth. ³ 

The truly wise person ¹  restrains ²  his words, and the one who stays calm ³  is discerning.

Even a fool who remains silent is considered ¹  wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. ² 

One who has isolated himself ¹  seeks his own desires; ²  he rejects ³  all sound judgment.

A house and wealth are inherited from parents, ¹  but a prudent wife ²  is from the Lord.

Flog ¹  a scorner, and as a result the simpleton ²  will learn prudence; ³  correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge. ⁴ 

Counsel ¹  in a person’s heart ²  is like ³  deep water, ⁴  but an understanding person ⁵  draws it out.

When a scorner is punished, the naive ¹  becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, ²  he gains knowledge.

Evil people ¹  do not understand justice, ²  but those who seek the Lord ³  understand it all.

A rich person ¹  is wise in his own eyes, ²  but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly. ³ 

The greedy person ¹  stirs up dissension, ²  but the one who trusts ³  in the Lord will prosper. ⁴ 

A servant ¹  cannot be corrected ²  by words, for although ³  he understands, there is no answer. ⁴ 

Surely ¹  I am more brutish ²  than any other human being, ³  and I do not have human understanding; ⁴ 

Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

When Jesus saw their ¹  faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” ² 

So ¹  he called them and spoke to them in parables: ²  “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? ¹  Don’t you remember?

For you are bringing some surprising things ¹  to our ears, so we want to know what they ²  mean.”