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so as to turn your ear to wisdom,
    and apply your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for discernment,
    and lift up your voice for understanding;
if you seek her as silver,
    and search for her as for hidden treasures:
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,
    and find the knowledge of God.[a]
For Yahweh gives wisdom.
    Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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  1. 2:5 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

listening closely[a] to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;
furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,(A)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom;
from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He stores up success[b] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(C)

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  1. Proverbs 2:2 Lit you, stretching out your ear
  2. Proverbs 2:7 Or resourcefulness

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart,
    and don’t lean on your own understanding.

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart,(A)
and do not rely on your own understanding;(B)

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A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,
    but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

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A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

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29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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33 Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;(A)
she is known[a] even among fools.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 LXX reads unknown

32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
    but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

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32 Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,(A)
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit acquires a heart

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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21 Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech[a] increases learning.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips

10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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27 He who spares his words has knowledge.
    He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

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27 The intelligent person restrains his words,(A)
and one who keeps a cool head[a]
is a man of understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 17:27 Lit spirit

A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
    He who keeps understanding shall find good.

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The one who acquires good sense[a] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit acquires a heart

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a man of understanding draws it out.

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