Proverbs 14:6 contrasts the scoffer who cannot find wisdom with the understanding person who finds knowledge easily.

Proverbs 15:14 similarly contrasts the heart that seeks knowledge with the mouth that feeds on folly.

Proverbs 24:7 says wisdom is too high for a fool — explaining why he focuses on distant things instead.

Proverbs 8:9 says wisdom is straight to the understanding — showing why the discerning sets face toward it.

Ecclesiastes 2:14 notes that the wise have eyes while fools walk in darkness, echoing the discerning vs fool contrast.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 contrasts present sight with wandering appetite — same warning against the fool's distracted eyes.

Psalm 119:37 prays to turn eyes from worthless things — echoing the fool's misplaced focus in Proverbs 17:24.