Proverbs 16:18

¹⁶How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

¹⁸Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

¹⁹Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

²⁰He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.