Matthew 6:25, 33 “Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? . . . But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (CSB)

Proverbs 23:12 Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge. (CSB)

Proverbs 19:11 A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. (CSB)

Proverbs 17:27, 28 The one who has knowledge restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. (CSB)

Proverbs 13:20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm. (CSB)