Proverbs 2:2-7
English Standard Version
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice (A)for understanding,
4 if you seek it like (B)silver
and search for it as for (C)hidden treasures,
5 then (D)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For (E)the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is (F)a shield to those who (G)walk in integrity,
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
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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
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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
English Standard Version
29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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
English Standard Version
33 Wisdom (A)rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools
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
English Standard Version
32 Whoever (A)ignores instruction (B)despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof (C)gains intelligence.
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
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21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
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
English Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into 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
English Standard Version
27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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
English Standard Version
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (A)in expressing his opinion.
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
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Proverbs 19:8
International Standard Version
8 Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself,
and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 20:5
English Standard Version
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like (A)deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it 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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