Found 445 Results for: Wise Living

• Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 29)

• The knowledge of a wise man will increase like a flood, and his counsel like a flowing spring. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 13)

• When a man of understanding hears a wise saying, he will praise it and add to it; when a reveler hears it, he dislikes it and casts it behind his back. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 15)

• The mind of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is in their mind. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 26)

• The talk of the godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon. (Ecclesiasticus 28, 11)

• A wise man will not hate the law, but he who is hypocritical about it is like a boat in a storm. (Ecclesiasticus 34, 2)

• To take away a neighbor's living is to murder him; to deprive an employee of his wages is to shed blood. (Ecclesiasticus 35, 22)

• A man may be wise to his own advantage, and the fruits of his understanding may be trustworthy on his lips. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 22)

• A wise man will instruct his own people, and the fruits of his understanding will be trustworthy. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 23)

• A wise man will have praise heaped upon him, and all who see him will call him happy. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 24)

• He who is wise among his people will inherit confidence, and his name will live for ever. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 26)

• The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure; and he who has little business may become wise. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 24)