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Proverbs 1:5

5
Let the wise man hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire guidance,

Proverbs 12:15

15
The way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 13:10

10
With arrogance comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

Proverbs 13:13

13
The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 17:4

4
An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness;
A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:10

10
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 18:1 - 18:2

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
2
A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only in revealing his own heart.

Proverbs 18:13

13
He who responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

Proverbs 20:5

5
Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.

Proverbs 23:12

12
Bring your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.