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Proverbs 2:2-7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:2-7
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)Make your ear attentive to wisdom;
Incline your heart to understanding.
3 For if you cry out for insight,
And [a]raise your voice for understanding;
4 If you seek her as (B)silver
And search for her as for (C)hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the (D)fear of the Lord,
And discover the knowledge of God.
6 For (E)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a (F)shield to those who walk in integrity,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:3 Lit give
Proverbs 2:2-7
Common English Bible
Proverbs 2:2-7
Common English Bible
2 Turn your ear toward wisdom,
and stretch your mind toward understanding.
3 Call out for insight,
and cry aloud for understanding.
4 Seek it like silver;
search for it like hidden treasure.
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
and discover the knowledge of God.
6 The Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He reserves ability for those with integrity.
He is a shield for those who live a blameless life.
Proverbs 2:2-7
New International Version
Proverbs 2:2-7
New International Version
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(A)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(B)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(C)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(D)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(E)
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(F)
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield(G) to those whose walk is blameless,(H)
Proverbs 2:2-7
King James Version
Proverbs 2:2-7
King James Version
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 hid treasures;
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.
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Proverbs 3:5
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:5
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:5
Common English Bible
Proverbs 3:5
Common English Bible
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
don’t rely on your own intelligence.
Proverbs 3:5
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Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:5
King James Version
Proverbs 3:5
King James Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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Proverbs 14:6
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:6
New American Standard Bible
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
Common English Bible
Proverbs 14:6
Common English Bible
6 A mocker searches for wisdom and gets none,
but knowledge comes quickly to the intelligent.
Proverbs 14:6
New International Version
Proverbs 14:6
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6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
King James Version
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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Proverbs 14:29
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:29
New American Standard Bible
29 One who is (A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is [a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit
Proverbs 14:29
Common English Bible
Proverbs 14:29
Common English Bible
29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.
Proverbs 14:29
New International Version
Proverbs 14:29
New International Version
Proverbs 14:29
King James Version
Proverbs 14:29
King James Version
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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Proverbs 14:33
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 14:33
New American Standard Bible
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.
Proverbs 14:33
Common English Bible
Proverbs 14:33
Common English Bible
33 Wisdom resides in an understanding heart,
but it’s not[a] known in fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 LXX; MT lacks not.
Proverbs 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 14:33
King James Version
Proverbs 14:33
King James Version
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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Proverbs 15:32
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:32
New American Standard Bible
32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart
Proverbs 15:32
Common English Bible
Proverbs 15:32
Common English Bible
32 Those who refuse discipline despise themselves,
but those who listen to correction gain understanding.
Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
King James Version
Proverbs 15:32
King James Version
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
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Proverbs 16:21
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:21
New American Standard Bible
21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
- Proverbs 16:21 Or learning
Proverbs 16:21
Common English Bible
Proverbs 16:21
Common English Bible
21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 16:21
King James Version
Proverbs 16:21
King James Version
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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