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so as to turn your ear to wisdom,
    and apply your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for discernment,
    and lift up your voice for understanding;
if you seek her as silver,
    and search for her as for hidden treasures:
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,
    and find the knowledge of God.[a]
For Yahweh gives wisdom.
    Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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  1. 2:5 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

(A)Make your ear attentive to wisdom;
Incline your heart to understanding.
For if you cry out for insight,
And [a]raise your voice for understanding;
If you seek her as (B)silver
And search for her as for (C)hidden treasures;
Then you will understand the (D)fear of the Lord,
And discover the knowledge of God.
For (E)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a (F)shield to those who walk in integrity,

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  1. Proverbs 2:3 Lit give

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart,
    and don’t lean on your own understanding.

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(A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And (B)do not lean on your own understanding.

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A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,
    but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

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A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.

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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

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29 One who is (A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is [a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.

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32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
    but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

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32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
  2. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning

10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

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27 He who spares his words has knowledge.
    He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

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27 One who (A)withholds his words [a]has knowledge,
And one who has a (B)cool spirit is a person of understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows

A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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A fool does not delight in understanding,
But (A)in revealing his own [a]mind.

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
    He who keeps understanding shall find good.

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One who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will (A)find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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A plan in the heart of a person is like deep water,
But a person of understanding draws it out.

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