Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 12:1.
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm. Proverbs 12:7. The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures. Proverbs 12:12. The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. Proverbs 12:15. A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. Proverbs 13:8. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death. Proverbs 13:14. Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction. Proverbs 13:15. All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. Proverbs 13:16.