Proverbs 18:15-17

Authorized (King James) Version

¹⁵ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;
    and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹⁶ A man’s gift maketh room for him,
    and bringeth him before great men.

¹⁷ He that is first in his own cause seemeth just;
    but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.