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Proverbs 2:2-7
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Proverbs 2:2-7
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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,
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- Proverbs 2:3 Lit give
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Proverbs 2:2-7
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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)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(B)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(C)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(D)
Proverbs 2:2-7
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Proverbs 2:2-7
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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 3:5
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Proverbs 3:5
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Proverbs 3:5
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Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.(A)
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 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 One who is (A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is [a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
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- Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
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Proverbs 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.
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Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)
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- 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
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Proverbs 14:33
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- Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.
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- Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart
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Proverbs 15:32
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32 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves,
but those who heed admonition gain understanding.(A)
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Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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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
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Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 One who (A)withholds his words [a]has knowledge,
And one who has a (B)cool spirit is a person of understanding.
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- Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows
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27 One who spares words is knowledgeable;
one who is cool in spirit has understanding.(A)
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Proverbs 17:27
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