He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
The heart is perverse above all things and unsearchable. Who can know it?
And he said to man: Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.
And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
And Hazael said: But what am I thy servant a dog, that I should do this great thing? And Eliseus said: The Lord hath shewn me that thou shalt be king of Syria.
That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.