Proverbs 8:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:6 : 6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense. 2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
  • Mic 2:7 : 7 Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
  • 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.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit. 15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.
  • 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.
  • Ps 19:7-8 : 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. 8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.
  • Ps 25:12-14 : 12 If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure. 13 His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage. 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever. 99 I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word. 100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

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  • Prov 8:8
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    8All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

  • Prov 8:10-12
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    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 2:9-11
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    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;

  • Hos 14:9
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    9As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

  • Prov 1:2-6
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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.

  • Prov 2:5-7
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    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;

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

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

  • Prov 8:5-6
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    5Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

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

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

    9He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

  • Prov 24:4
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    4And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    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 14:6
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    6The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 2:2-3
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    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;

  • Ps 119:130
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    130The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • 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 28:9
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    9To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
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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.

  • Prov 23:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Col 2:3
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    3In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Prov 4:22
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    22For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Job 34:16
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    16If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says: