11 Those who keep the Lawbecome masters of their thoughts;fearing the Lordleads ultimately to wisdom.
12 Those who aren’t cleverwon’t receive instruction,but there is a kind of clevernessthat makes troubles multiply.
13 The knowledge of the wisewill increase like a flood,and their counsel is likea stream of life.
14 The mind of a fool is like a broken jar:it can’t hold knowledge.
15 If those who understandhear a wise word;they will praise it and add to it.Those who like to indulge themselveshear it and are displeased,and they turn their back on it.
16 A fool’s endless talkis a burden while on a journey,but grace will be foundon the lips of the intelligent.
17 The speech of the prudentwill be sought out in an assembly,and its members will take their wordsto heart.