Proverbs 1:4-7
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4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a](A)
knowledge and discretion(B) to a young man—
5 a wise man will listen and increase his learning,(C)
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—
6 for understanding a proverb or a parable,[b]
the words of the wise, and their riddles.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 Or simple, or gullible
- Proverbs 1:6 Or an enigma
Proverbs 2:3-6
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3 furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
Proverbs 2:10-12
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10 For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.
11 Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,(A)
12 rescuing you from the way of evil—
from the one who says perverse things,
Proverbs 8:9-12
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9 All of them are clear to the perceptive,(A)
and right to those who discover knowledge.
10 Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.(B)
11 For wisdom is better than jewels,(C)
and nothing desirable can compare with it.(D)
12 I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.(E)
Proverbs 9:10
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10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,(A)
and the knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.
Proverbs 10:14
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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)
Proverbs 11:9
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9 With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Proverbs 12:23
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23 A shrewd person conceals knowledge,
but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.(A)
Proverbs 14:6-7
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
7 Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)
Proverbs 14:18
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18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)
Proverbs 15:14
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Proverbs 18:15
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15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.(A)
Proverbs 19:2
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Lit who is hasty with feet
Proverbs 19:27
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27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:12
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12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:3-5
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3 A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with every precious and beautiful treasure.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 LXX, Syr; MT reads one is in strength
- Proverbs 24:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength
Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,(A)
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
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