Proverbs 2:2-7
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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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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds[a] none,
but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:6 The Heb. lacks finds
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
even fools know this.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned
Proverbs 15:32
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32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself,
but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit. heart
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning,
and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable;
anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:2
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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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8 Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself,
and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 20:5
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5 The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but a discerning person reveals them.
Proverbs 21:30
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30 No wisdom, insight, or counsel
can prevail[a] against the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:30 The Heb. lacks can prevail
Proverbs 28:16
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16 A Commander-in-Chief[a] who is a cruel oppressor lacks understanding,
but whoever hates unjust gain will live longer.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:16 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority
- Proverbs 28:16 Lit. will lengthen his days
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