Proverbs 1:3
To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
- Job 22:22 : 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
- Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; 2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding: 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity; 8 That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
- Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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2 To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;
- Prov 1:4-85 verses84%
4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:
5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
- Prov 2:9-113 verses79%
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
- Prov 3:13-142 verses76%
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
- Prov 8:9-124 verses75%
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
12 I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
- Prov 2:1-33 verses75%
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
- Prov 9:9-102 verses74%
9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
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7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
- Prov 2:5-73 verses73%
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;
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17 learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Prov 16:22-232 verses72%
22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
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1 Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
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33 Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.
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11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
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12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
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4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
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17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
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21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
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20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
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22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
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28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
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17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
- Job 34:2-32 verses70%
2 Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
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15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.
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19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
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16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
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25 I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
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1 Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?
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3 Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;