Luke 2:52

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⁵²And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ^[a]stature, and in ^(A)favor with God and people.

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Luke 2:52 Or age

Luke 2:52 in all English translations

Proverbs 1:7

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⁷^(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1:7 in all English translations

1 Corinthians 1:20-24

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²⁰^(A)Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of ^(B)this age? Has God not ^(C)made foolish the wisdom of ^(D)the world? ²¹For since in the wisdom of God ^(E)the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^(F)God ^[a]was pleased through the ^(G)foolishness of the ^[b]message preached to ^(H)save those who believe. ²²For indeed ^(I)Jews ask for ^[c]signs and Greeks search for wisdom; ²³but we preach ^[d]^(J)Christ crucified, ^(K)to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles ^(L)foolishness, ²⁴but to those who are ^(M)the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^(N)the power of God and ^(O)the wisdom of God.

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1 Corinthians 1:21 Or resolved
1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching
1 Corinthians 1:22 Or confirming miracles
1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e., the Messiah

Proverbs 2:1-16

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The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

2 My son, if you will ^(A)receive my words
And ^(B)treasure my commandments within you,
²^(C)Make your ear attentive to wisdom;
Incline your heart to understanding.
³For if you cry out for insight,
And ^[a]raise your voice for understanding;
⁴If you seek her as ^(D)silver
And search for her as for ^(E)hidden treasures;
⁵Then you will understand the ^(F)fear of the Lord,
And discover the knowledge of God.
⁶For ^(G)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a ^(H)shield to those who walk in integrity,
⁸Guarding the paths of justice,
And He ^(I)watches over the way of His godly ones.
⁹Then you will discern ^(J)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every ^(K)good path.
¹⁰For ^(L)wisdom will enter your heart,
And ^(M)knowledge will be delightful to your soul;
¹¹Discretion will ^(N)watch over you,
Understanding will guard you,
¹²To ^(O)rescue you from the way of evil,
From a person who speaks ^(P)perverse things;
¹³From those who ^(Q)leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ^(R)ways of darkness;
¹⁴Who ^(S)delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
¹⁵Whose paths are ^(T)crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
¹⁶To ^(U)rescue you from the strange woman,
From the ^(V)foreign woman who flatters with her words,

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Proverbs 2:3 Lit give

James 1:5-7

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⁵But if any of you ^(A)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and ^[a]without reproach, and ^(B)it will be given to him. ⁶But he must ^(C)ask in faith ^(D)without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, ^(E)driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷For that person ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

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James 1:5 Lit does not reproach

Proverbs 3:13-26

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¹³^(A)Blessed is a person who finds wisdom,
And one who obtains understanding.
¹⁴For ^[a]her ^(B)profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her produce better than gold.
¹⁵She is ^(C)more precious than ^[b]jewels,
And nothing you desire compares with her.
¹⁶^[c]^(D)Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are ^(E)riches and honor.
¹⁷Her ^(F)ways are pleasant ways,
And all her paths are ^(G)peace.
¹⁸She is a ^(H)tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are those who hold on to her.
¹⁹The Lord founded the earth ^(I)by wisdom,
He ^(J)established the heavens by understanding.
²⁰By His knowledge the ^(K)ocean depths were burst open,
And the ^(L)clouds drip with dew.
²¹My son, see that ^(M)they do not escape from your sight;
Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,
²²And they will be ^(N)life to your soul
And ^(O)adornment to your neck.
²³Then you will ^(P)walk in your way securely,
And your foot will not ^(Q)stumble.
²⁴When you ^(R)lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
²⁵^(S)Do not be afraid of sudden danger,
Nor of ^(T)trouble from the wicked when it comes;
²⁶For the Lord will be ^[d]your confidence,
And will ^(U)keep your foot from being caught.

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Proverbs 3:14 I.e., the profit from Wisdom (personified)
Proverbs 3:15 Lit corals
Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days
Proverbs 3:26 Or at your side

Proverbs 4

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A Father’s Instruction

4 Listen, my sons, to the ^(A)instruction of a father,
And ^(B)pay attention so that you may ^[a]gain understanding,
²For I give you good ^(C)teaching;
^(D)Do not abandon my ^[b]instruction.
³When I was a son to my father,
^(E)Tender and ^(F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
⁴He ^(G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart ^(H)take hold of my words;
^(I)Keep my commandments and live;
⁵^(J)Acquire wisdom! ^(K)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
⁶Do not abandon her, and she will guard you;
^(L)Love her, and she will watch over you.
⁷^(M)The ^[c]beginning of wisdom is: ^(N)Acquire wisdom;
And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.
⁸^(O)Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
⁹She will place ^(P)on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

¹⁰Listen, my son, and ^(Q)accept my sayings,
And the ^(R)years of your life will be many.
¹¹I have ^(S)instructed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
¹²When you walk, your ^(T)steps will not be hampered;
And if you run, you ^(U)will not stumble.
¹³^(V)Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your ^(W)life.
¹⁴^(X)Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil people.
¹⁵Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
¹⁶For they ^(Y)cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And ^[d]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
¹⁷For they ^(Z)eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
¹⁸But the ^(AA)path of the righteous is like the ^(AB)light of dawn
That ^(AC)shines brighter and brighter until the ^(AD)full day.
¹⁹The ^(AE)way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they ^[e]^(AF)stumble.

²⁰My son, ^(AG)pay attention to my words;
^(AH)Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹^(AI)They are not to escape from your sight;
^(AJ)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
²²For they are ^(AK)life to those who find them,
And ^(AL)healing to all ^[f]their body.
²³Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For ^(AM)from it flow the springs of life.
²⁴Rid yourself of a ^(AN)deceitful mouth
And ^(AO)keep devious ^[g]speech far from you.
²⁵Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your ^[h]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
²⁶^(AP)^[i]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your ^(AQ)ways will be established.
²⁷^(AR)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
^(AS)Turn your foot from evil.

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Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 4:7 Or primary thing is wisdom
Proverbs 4:16 Lit their sleep is robbed
Proverbs 4:19 Or may stumble
Proverbs 4:22 Lit his
Proverbs 4:24 Or lips
Proverbs 4:25 Or eyelids
Proverbs 4:26 I.e., prob. stay on the path

Proverbs 8

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The Commendation of Wisdom

8 Does not ^(A)wisdom call,
And understanding ^[a]raise her voice?
²On top of ^(B)the heights beside the way,
Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
³Beside the ^(C)gates, at the opening to the city,
At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
⁴“To you, people, I call,
And my voice is to ^[b]mankind.
⁵You ^(D)naive ones, understand prudence;
And, you ^(E)fools, understand ^[c]wisdom!
⁶Listen, for I will speak ^(F)noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal ^(G)right things.
⁷For my ^(H)mouth will proclaim truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
⁸All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing ^(I)crooked or perverted in them.
⁹They are all ^(J)straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who ^(K)find knowledge.
¹⁰Accept my ^(L)instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
¹¹For wisdom is ^(M)better than ^[d]jewels;
And ^(N)all desirable things cannot compare with her.

¹²“I, wisdom, ^(O)dwell with prudence,
And I find ^(P)knowledge and discretion.
¹³The ^(Q)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
^(R)Pride, arrogance, ^(S)the evil way,
And the ^(T)perverted mouth, I hate.
¹⁴^(U)Advice is mine and ^(V)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, ^(W)power is mine.
¹⁵By me ^(X)kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
¹⁷I ^(Y)love those who love me;
And ^(Z)those who diligently seek me will find me.
¹⁸^(AA)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring ^(AB)wealth and righteousness.
¹⁹My fruit is ^(AC)better than gold, even pure gold;
And my yield better than ^(AD)choice silver.
²⁰I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may ^(AE)fill their treasuries.

²²“The Lord ^[e]created me ^(AF)at the beginning of His way,
Before His works ^[f]of old.
²³From eternity I was ^[g]^(AG)established,
From the beginning, ^(AH)from the earliest times of the earth.
²⁴When there were no ^(AI)ocean depths, I was born,
When there were no springs abounding with water.
²⁵^(AJ)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was born;
²⁶While He had not yet made the earth and the ^[h]fields,
Nor the first dust of the world.
²⁷When He ^(AK)established the heavens, I was there;
When ^(AL)He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became ^[i]fixed,
²⁹When ^(AM)He set a boundary for the sea
So that the water would not violate His ^[j]command,
When He marked out ^(AN)the foundations of the earth;
³⁰Then ^(AO)I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was His delight daily,
^[k]Rejoicing always before Him,
³¹^[l]Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having ^(AP)my delight in the sons of mankind.

³²“Now then, sons, ^(AQ)listen to me,
For ^(AR)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³^(AS)Listen to instruction and be wise,
And do not neglect it.
³⁴^(AT)Blessed is the person who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
³⁵For ^(AU)one who finds me finds life,
And ^(AV)obtains favor from the Lord.
³⁶But one who ^[m]sins against me ^(AW)injures himself;
All those who ^(AX)hate me ^(AY)love death.”