Proverbs 1:2; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 2:9; Proverbs 7:7; Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 8:9; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 14:15; Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 16:21; Proverbs 17:10; Proverbs 17:24; Proverbs 17:28; Proverbs 18:15; Proverbs 19:25; Proverbs 20:24; Proverbs 23:1; Proverbs 24:12; Proverbs 28:2; Proverbs 28:5; Proverbs 28:7; Proverbs 28:11; Proverbs 29:7; Proverbs 29:19

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Proverbs 1:2

2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,

Proverbs 1:5

5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

Proverbs 1:6

6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 2:5

5 Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:9

9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice And equity and every good course.

Proverbs 7:7

7 And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,

Proverbs 8:5

5 "O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Proverbs 8:9

9 "They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.

Proverbs 10:13

13 On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Proverbs 14:6

6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Proverbs 14:8

8 The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:15

15 The naive believes everything, But the sensible man considers his steps.

Proverbs 14:33

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

Proverbs 15:14

14 The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Proverbs 16:21

21 The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 17:10

10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 17:24

24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:28

28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

Proverbs 18:15

15 The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 19:25

25 Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 20:24

24 Man's steps are ordained by the LORD , How then can man understand his way?

Proverbs 23:1

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,

Proverbs 24:12

12 If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?

Proverbs 28:2

2 By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

Proverbs 28:5

5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 28:7

7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

Proverbs 28:11

11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

Proverbs 29:7

7 The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor, The wicked does not understand such concern.

Proverbs 29:19

19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone; For though he understands, there will be no response.