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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 2:2-7
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Proverbs 2:2-7
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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
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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
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Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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Proverbs 14:6
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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 14:6
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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
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Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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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
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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 14:33
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Proverbs 14:33
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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
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Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
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Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 16:21
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Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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Proverbs 17:10
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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 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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Proverbs 20:5
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Proverbs 20:5
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5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:5
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Proverbs 20:5
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5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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