Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings.

There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your home, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.

Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.

A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.

Rich people always think they are wise, but a poor person who has insight into character knows better.

There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, 'I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.

Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.

You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.

For what this world considers to be wisdom is nonsense in God's sight. As the scripture says, "God traps the wise in their cleverness";

Our friends, we want you to know what God's grace has accomplished in the churches in Macedonia.

They have been severely tested by the troubles they went through; but their joy was so great that they were extremely generous in their giving, even though they are very poor.

You say, 'I am rich and well off; I have all I need.' But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.