A wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance—for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles.
Proverbs 1:5-6
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, for they will be a garland of grace on your head and a ⌊gold⌋ chain around your neck. My son, if sinners entice you, don’t be persuaded.
Proverbs 1:8-10
Claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
Romans 1:22-23
Therefore God delivered them over in the cravings of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.
Romans 1:24
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28