Proverbs 2:2-7
Christian Standard Bible
2 listening closely[a] to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;
3 furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
7 He stores up success[b] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(C)
Proverbs 2:2-7
English Standard Version
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice (A)for understanding,
4 if you seek it like (B)silver
and search for it as for (C)hidden treasures,
5 then (D)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find 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 (F)a shield to those who (G)walk in integrity,
Proverbs 3:5
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 14:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
Proverbs 14:29
English Standard Version
29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:33
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 14:33 LXX reads unknown
Proverbs 14:33
English Standard Version
33 Wisdom (A)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools
Proverbs 15:32
Christian Standard Bible
32 Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,(A)
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 15:32 Lit acquires a heart
Proverbs 15:32
English Standard Version
32 Whoever (A)ignores instruction (B)despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof (C)gains intelligence.
Proverbs 16:21
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips
Proverbs 16:21
English Standard Version
21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 17:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
English Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 The one who has knowledge restrains his words,(A)
and one who keeps a cool head[a]
is a person of understanding.
Footnotes
- 17:27 Lit spirit
Proverbs 17:27
English Standard Version
27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:2
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart
Proverbs 18:2
English Standard Version
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (A)in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 19:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 The one who acquires good sense[a] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(A)
Footnotes
- 19:8 Lit acquires a heart
Proverbs 19:8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:5
English Standard Version
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like (A)deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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