Job 34:16

What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.”

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?

Who doesn’t know that in all these, Yahweh’s hand has done this,

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?

How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand; but those who are wise will understand.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”