The proverbs contain upbeat promises as well as chilling warnings. For example, we have this:

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18.10, NKJV)

And…

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD. (Proverbs 18.22, NKJV)

Amen!

But the same chapter opens:

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. (Proverbs 18.1, NKJV)

I knew someone like that. The verse describes him precisely. Isolated and took no counsel. A shame. He died alone, estranged from his family, proving yet again another proverb:

There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 14.12, NKJV)

The solution?

The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding. The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. (Proverbs 15.31 – 33, NKJV)