Proverbs 2:2-7
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2 so as to turn your ear to wisdom,
and apply your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for discernment,
and lift up your voice for understanding;
4 if you seek her as silver,
and search for her as for hidden treasures:
5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,
and find the knowledge of God.[a]
6 For Yahweh gives wisdom.
Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Footnotes
- 2:5 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Proverbs 2:2-7
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2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding,
3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(B)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(C)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(D)
Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart,
and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for one who understands.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
Proverbs 14:33
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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.
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)
Footnotes
- 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
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32 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves,
but those who heed admonition gain understanding.(A)
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
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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 One who spares words is knowledgeable;
one who is cool in spirit has understanding.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
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8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
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8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:5
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5 The purposes in the human mind are like deep water,
but the intelligent will draw them out.(A)
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