מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים שֵׂ֣כֶל בְּעָלָ֑יו וּמוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃
Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; But folly is the chastisement of fools.
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Proverbs 16:22: and classical philosophical sources.