13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;

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(A)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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(A)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.

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Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

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29 (A)He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is [a]impulsive exalts folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit

32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

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16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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