turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding(A)
indeed, if you call out for insight(B)
    and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,(C)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(D)
For the Lord gives wisdom;(E)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(F)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(G) to those whose walk is blameless,(H)

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Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
    but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)

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29 Whoever is patient has great understanding,(A)
    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.(B)

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33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(A)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(B)

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21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(A)
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(B)

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Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)

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The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)

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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

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