Proverbs 2:2-7
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2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (A)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (B)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 (C)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(D)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
Proverbs 3:5
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (A)knowledge is easy to him who understands.
Proverbs 14:29
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But (A)what is in the heart of fools is made known.
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.
Proverbs 19:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 21:30
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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.
Proverbs 28:16
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16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great (A)oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
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