Quotes About Guidance

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

It is better to heed a wise manís rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

A wise manís heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.