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A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.
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One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
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Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But among fools it is made known.
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Foolishness is joy to one who lacks sense, But a person of understanding walks straight.
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One who neglects discipline rejects himself, But one who listens to a rebuke acquires understanding.
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How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
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The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
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Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, But the discipline of fools is foolishness.
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A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
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Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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One who withholds his words has knowledge, And one who has a cool spirit is a person of understanding.
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A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind.
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One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.
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Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever, But rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
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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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A person who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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There is no wisdom, no understanding, And no plan against the Lord.
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Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;
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Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
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The rich person is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him.
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A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
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I am certainly more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man;