Proverbs 18:17

18:17 The first to state his case seems right,

until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

Proverbs 19:1

19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Job 32:9

32:9 It is not the aged who are wise,

nor old men who understand what is right.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-17

9:15 However, a poor but wise man lived in the city,

and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom,

but no one listened to that poor man.

9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might,

but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly

9:17 The words of the wise are heard in quiet,

more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.