Proverbs 2:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
  • 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.
  • Job 32:8 : 8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
  • Ps 119:98 : 98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
  • Ps 119:104 : 104 Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?
  • John 6:45 : 45 The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
  • Isa 54:13 : 13 And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.
  • Dan 1:17 : 17 Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:
  • Dan 2:23 : 23 I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
  • Exod 31:3 : 3 And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,
  • 1 Kgs 4:29 : 29 And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.
  • 1 Chr 22:12 : 12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
  • Prov 8:5-9 : 5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart. 6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright. 7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them. 9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

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  • Prov 2:5
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    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

  • Prov 1:2-7
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    2To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

    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.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    77%

    21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

    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 2:9-11
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    77%

    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 15:2
    77%

    2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Job 28:20
    76%

    20From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 8:14
    76%

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

  • Job 28:28
    76%

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

  • Prov 2:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
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    13In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

    14Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    75%

    12Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

    13With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

  • Prov 4:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 2:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    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 3:19-20
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    75%

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

    20By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

  • Job 28:12
    75%

    12But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 8:9
    75%

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

  • Prov 8:12
    75%

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

  • Ps 111:10
    75%

    10The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • Prov 18:15
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Job 38:36
    74%

    36Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

  • Prov 4:5
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    5Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    74%

    3Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

  • Prov 5:2
    74%

    2So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Ps 49:3
    74%

    3From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

  • Prov 10:31
    73%

    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Ps 37:30
    73%

    30The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

  • Prov 24:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

    5A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

  • Jas 1:5
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    5But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

  • Prov 20:15
    73%

    15There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

  • Prov 8:6
    72%

    6Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.