Proverbs 4:5
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5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away
from the words of my mouth.(A)
James 1:5
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5 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.(A)
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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The True Wealth
13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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Proverbs 23:23
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23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
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8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)
Proverbs 17:16
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16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Psalm 44:18
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18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our steps departed from your way,(A)
Proverbs 18:1
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18 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
showing contempt for all sound judgment.[a]
Footnotes
- 18.1 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 2:2-4
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2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(A)
Proverbs 1:22-23
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22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?(A)
23 Give heed to my reproof;
I will pour out my thoughts to you;
I will make my words known to you.(B)
Psalm 119:157
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157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
yet I do not swerve from your decrees.(A)
Psalm 119:51
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51 The arrogant utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from your law.(A)
Job 23:11
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11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(A)
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