'Wisdom' in the Bible
For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,
For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,
O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.
Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
The first thing is wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
Say to wisdom, 'My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman!'
Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?
For better is wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.
In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled is wisdom.
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.
For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.
In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.
Wisdom is high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
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