¹⁴ Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

⁷ The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

⁸ The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

³ He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

¹⁰ He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

⁹ Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

⁶ Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁷ But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

⁵² And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.

⁴⁴ The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

³⁵ The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

²³ He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

⁸ He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

¹⁵ The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

¹ He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

⁵ (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)