Proverbs 2:2-7
International Standard Version
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom,
and turning your heart to understanding—
3 if, indeed, you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and learn to know God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright
and is a shield to those who walk in integrity—
Proverbs 2:2-7
Lexham English Bible
2 in order to incline your ear toward wisdom,
then you shall apply your heart to understanding.
3 For if you cry out for understanding,[a]
if you lift[b] your voice for insight,
4 if you seek her like silver
and search her out like treasure,[c]
5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,
and the knowledge of God you will find.
6 For Yahweh will give wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 For the upright, he stores[d] sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:3 Or “call to understanding”
- Proverbs 2:3 Or “carry, give”
- Proverbs 2:4 Literally “like the treasures”
- Proverbs 2:7 Or “hides, keeps”
Proverbs 3:5
International Standard Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Trust Yahweh[a] with all your heart;
do not lean toward your own understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:5 Literally “trust toward Yahweh”
Proverbs 14:6
International Standard Version
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds
Proverbs 14:6
Lexham English Bible
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,
but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 Literally “to one who understands it comes easy”
Proverbs 14:29
International Standard Version
29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 14:29
Lexham English Bible
29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”
Proverbs 14:33
International Standard Version
33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
even fools know this.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned
Proverbs 14:33
Lexham English Bible
33 In the heart[a] of him who has understanding, wisdom rests,
but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:32
International Standard Version
32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself,
but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit. heart
Proverbs 15:32
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”
Proverbs 16:21
International Standard Version
21 The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning,
and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:21
Lexham English Bible
21 The wise of heart[a] is called perceptive,
but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Or “mind”
Proverbs 17:10
International Standard Version
10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Lexham English Bible
10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
International Standard Version
27 Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable;
anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:27
Lexham English Bible
27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge,
and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:2
International Standard Version
2 A fool finds no satisfaction in trying to understand,
for he would rather express his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:2
Lexham English Bible
2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
but in expressing his heart.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:2 Or “mind”
Proverbs 19:8
International Standard Version
8 Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself,
and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 19:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
he who guards understanding loves to find good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 20:5
International Standard Version
5 The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but a discerning person reveals them.
Proverbs 20:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[a] of a man,
and a man of understanding will draw it[b] out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 20:5 Or “her”; referring to “purpose”
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