Proverbs 18:15-17

American Standard 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 pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.