Bible verse
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 16:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 16.
18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
KJV
Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
ASV
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.
ERV
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the correction of fools is their folly.
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