² so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding;

³ yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasure,

⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding;

⁶ A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

²⁹ He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, but that which is innermost in fools is made known.

³² He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul, but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

²¹ The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

¹⁰ A reproof entereth deeper into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of excelling spirit.

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, unless his heart may discover itself.