Proverbs 1:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.
  • Job 22:22 : 22 Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind; 2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge; 3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason: 7 He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil; 8 He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him. 9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold. 11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 1:2
    87%

    2To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Prov 1:4-8
    5 verses
    84%

    4To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

    5(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

    6To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

    7The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

    8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

    10For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 3:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

    14For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

  • Prov 8:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    9They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

    10Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

    11For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

    12I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

    10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Prov 5:1
    74%

    1My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 2:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

    7He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

  • Isa 1:17
    73%

    17Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

    23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

    33Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Eccl 7:11
    72%

    11Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • Prov 23:12
    71%

    12Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 18:15
    71%

    15The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 8:5
    71%

    5Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 3:4
    71%

    4So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Jas 3:17
    71%

    17But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

  • Prov 3:21
    71%

    21My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

  • Prov 19:20
    71%

    20Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • Prov 8:14
    70%

    14Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • Job 22:22
    70%

    22Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 22:17
    70%

    17Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

    3For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

  • Prov 13:15
    70%

    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 3:19
    70%

    19The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

  • Prov 16:16
    70%

    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Eccl 7:25
    70%

    25I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

  • Prov 8:1
    70%

    1Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

  • Prov 24:3
    70%

    3The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong: