Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!