(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

Turn your ear toward wisdom,
    and stretch your mind toward understanding.
Call out for insight,
    and cry aloud for understanding.
Seek it like silver;
    search for it like hidden treasure.
Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
    and discover the knowledge of God.
The Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He reserves ability for those with integrity.
    He is a shield for those who live a blameless life.

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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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Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    don’t rely on your own intelligence.

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

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A mocker searches for wisdom and gets none,
    but knowledge comes quickly to the intelligent.

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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

29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
    but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.

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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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33 Wisdom resides in an understanding heart,
    but it’s not[a] known in fools.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 LXX; MT lacks not.

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

32 Those who refuse discipline despise themselves,
    but those who listen to correction gain understanding.

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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

21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
    and pleasant speech enhances teaching.

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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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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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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

27 Wise are those who restrain their talking;
    people with understanding are coolheaded.

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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

Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing their opinion.

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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

Those who acquire good sense love themselves;
    those who keep understanding find success.

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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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Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
    those with understanding can draw it out.

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