Proverbs 2:2-7
New International Version
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
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 3:5
New International Version
5 Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:5
International Standard Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
New International Version
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
International Standard Version
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds
Proverbs 14:29
New International Version
Proverbs 14:29
International Standard Version
29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 14:33
New International Version
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 14:33
International Standard Version
33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
even fools know this.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned
Proverbs 15:32
New International Version
Proverbs 15:32
International Standard Version
32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself,
but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit. heart
Proverbs 16:21
New International Version
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
Proverbs 16:21
International Standard Version
21 The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning,
and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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 17:27
New International Version
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 18:2
New International Version
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
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 19:8
New International Version
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
International Standard Version
8 Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself,
and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 20:5
New International Version
5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:5
International Standard Version
5 The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but a discerning person reveals them.
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