Proverbs 17:24

New King James Version

Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Who is like a wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, And the sternness of his face is changed.

If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.