¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

⁷ A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁸ The wise in heart accept commandments, But a chattering fool will fall.

³ He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

¹⁰ One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall.

⁹ Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

⁶ seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁷ But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

⁵² He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

⁴⁴ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

³⁵ The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure{TR adds "of the heart"} brings out evil things.

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

¹⁵ The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

¹ An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel: