Proverbs 8:9

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They are all plain to those who understand, and right to those who find knowledge.

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  • Prov 14:6 : 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.
  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Mic 2:7 : 7 House of Jacob, is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these His deeds? Do not my words do good to those who do right?
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  • John 6:45 : 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
  • John 7:17 : 17 'If anyone wants to do His will, they will know whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own authority.'
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person examines all things, but he himself is not subject to being examined by anyone.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.
  • Ps 19:7-8 : 7 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. 8 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  • Ps 25:12-14 : 12 Who is the one who fears the LORD? He will instruct them in the way they should choose. 13 His soul will dwell in well-being, and his offspring will inherit the land. 14 The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:8
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    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none of them are twisted or perverse.

  • Prov 8:10-12
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    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

    12I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.

  • Prov 2:9-11
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    9Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.

  • Prov 1:2-6
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    2To know wisdom and discipline, to understand words of insight,

    3To receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity,

    4To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

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

  • Prov 2:5-7
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    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • Prov 8:5-6
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    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

    6Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16"Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 24:4
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    4By knowledge the rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasant treasures.

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    9Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 2:2-3
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    2making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

    3if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

  • Ps 119:130
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    130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Isa 28:9
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    9Who is He trying to teach knowledge to? Who is He explaining His message to? To those just weaned from milk, those just taken from the breast?

  • Job 28:28
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    28And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.

  • Col 2:3
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    3In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Prov 4:22
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    22For they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Job 34:16
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    16If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14Counsel and wisdom belong to me; I have understanding and strength.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4"Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says: