Proverbs 2:2-7
New King James Version
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 2:2-7
21st Century King James Version
2 so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasure,
5 then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
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Proverbs 3:5
New King James Version
Proverbs 3:5
21st Century King James Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding;
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Proverbs 14:6
New King James Version
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (A)knowledge is easy to him who understands.
Proverbs 14:6
21st Century King James Version
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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Proverbs 14:29
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit
Proverbs 14:29
21st Century King James Version
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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Proverbs 14:33
New King James Version
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But (A)what is in the heart of fools is made known.
Proverbs 14:33
21st Century King James Version
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, but that which is innermost in fools is made known.
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Proverbs 15:32
New King James Version
32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 15:32
21st Century King James Version
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul, but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
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Proverbs 16:21
New King James Version
21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Proverbs 16:21
21st Century King James Version
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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Proverbs 17:10
New King James Version
10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
21st Century King James Version
10 A reproof entereth deeper into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:27
New King James Version
27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:27
21st Century King James Version
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of excelling spirit.
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Proverbs 18:2
New King James Version
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.
Proverbs 18:2
21st Century King James Version
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, unless his heart may discover itself.
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Proverbs 19:8
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
Proverbs 19:8
21st Century King James Version
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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Proverbs 20:5
New King James Version
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:5
21st Century King James Version
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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