Proverbs 1:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And all Israel heard the iudgement, which the King had iudged, and they feared the King: for they sawe that the wisedome of God was in him to doe iustice.
  • Job 22:22 : 22 Receiue, I pray thee, the law of his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine heart.
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee, 2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding, 3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding: 4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures, 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding. 7 He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly, 8 That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes) 9 Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde. 11 For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto 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 knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

  • Prov 1:4-8
    5 verses
    84%

    4To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

  • Prov 3:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

    14For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

  • Prov 8:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    9They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

    10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

    11For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

    12I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,

    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

    10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 5:1
    74%

    1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Prov 2:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

    7He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,

  • Isa 1:17
    73%

    17Learne to doe well: seeke iudgement, relieue the oppressed: iudge the fatherlesse and defend the widowe.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

    33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Eccl 7:11
    72%

    11(7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.

  • Prov 23:12
    71%

    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Prov 18:15
    71%

    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 8:5
    71%

    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 3:4
    71%

    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Jas 3:17
    71%

    17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie & good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie.

  • Prov 3:21
    71%

    21My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.

  • Prov 19:20
    71%

    20Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.

  • Prov 8:14
    70%

    14I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • Job 22:22
    70%

    22Receiue, I pray thee, the law of his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine heart.

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 22:17
    70%

    17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

    3For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.

  • Prov 13:15
    70%

    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

  • Prov 3:19
    70%

    19The Lorde by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.

  • Prov 16:16
    70%

    16Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.

  • Eccl 7:25
    70%

    25(7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,

  • Prov 8:1
    70%

    1Doeth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?

  • Prov 24:3
    70%

    3Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established.