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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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Footnotes

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

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

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Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
    and lean not 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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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
    but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)

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

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

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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 shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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

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

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

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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes 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 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(A)
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(B)

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

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

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

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

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

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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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