13 The consummation of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding.
14 One who is not wise in goodness will not accept instruction.
15 Now there is a wisdom which abounds in evil. But there is no understanding where there is bitterness.
16 The knowledge of the wise will increase like a flood, and his counsel will continue like a fountain of life.
17 The heart of the foolish is like a broken vessel, for it will not hold any wisdom.
18 A knowledgeable man will praise any wise word he hears, and he will apply it to himself. The self-indulgent man has heard it, and it displeases him, and so he casts it behind his back.
19 The talk of the foolish is like a burden on a journey. But in the lips of the understanding, grace will be found.