Proverbs 18:15
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15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (C)it will be given to him.
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Luke 10:39
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39 And she had a sister called Mary, (A)who also (B)sat at [a]Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
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- Luke 10:39 NU the Lord’s
Proverbs 23:23
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23 (A)Buy the truth, and do not sell it,
Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 4:7
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7 (A)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 1:5
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5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
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- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Psalm 119:97-104
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מ MEM
97 Oh, how I love Your law!
(A)It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me (B)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(C)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (D)I understand more than the [a]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 (E)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
1 Kings 3:9
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9 (A)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (B)to judge Your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
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- 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing
Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise people store up knowledge,
But (A)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 4:5
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5 (A)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 and that from childhood you have known (A)the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 (B)All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, (C)and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [a]instruction in righteousness, 17 (D)that the man of God may be complete, (E)thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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- 2 Timothy 3:16 training, discipline
Luke 8:8-10
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8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded [a]a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, (A)“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The Purpose of Parables(B)
9 (C)Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [b]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
(D)‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’
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