Proverbs 2:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, & reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
  • 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 Beholde, I haue done according to thy wordes: lo, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there hath bene none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall arise the like vnto thee.
  • Job 32:8 : 8 Surely there is a spirite in man, but the inspiration of the Almightie giueth vnderstanding.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The Lawe of the Lord is perfite, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple.
  • Ps 119:98 : 98 By thy commaundements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
  • Ps 119:104 : 104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?
  • John 6:45 : 45 It is written in the Prophetes, And they shalbe al taught of God. Euery man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, commeth vnto me:
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ, that Father of glory, might giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome, and reuelation through the acknowledging of him, 18 That the eyes of your vnderstanding may be lightened, that ye may knowe what the hope is of his calling, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is in the Saints,
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Euery good giuing, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whome is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning.
  • Isa 54:13 : 13 And all thy children shalbe taught of the Lord, and much peace shalbe to thy children.
  • Dan 1:17 : 17 As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, & vnderstanding in al learning and wisedome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 And hee changeth the times & seasons: he taketh away kings: he setteth vp kings: he giueth wisedome vnto the wise, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstand.
  • Dan 2:23 : 23 I thanke thee & prayse thee, O thou God of my fathers, that thou hast giuen mee wisedome and strength, and hast shewed me nowe the thing that wee desired of thee: for thou hast declared vnto vs the kings matter.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will giue you a mouth and wisdome, where against all your aduersaries shall not be able to speake, nor resist.
  • Exod 31:3 : 3 Whom I haue filled with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship:
  • 1 Kgs 4:29 : 29 And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, & a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
  • 1 Chr 22:12 : 12 Onely the Lorde giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge ouer Israel, euen to keepe the Lawe of the Lord thy God.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
  • Prov 8:5-9 : 5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart. 6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right. 7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse. 8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them. 9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 1:2-7
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    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

    3To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

    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.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

    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 2:9-11
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    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 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

  • Job 28:20
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    20Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,

  • Prov 8:14
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    14I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

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

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.

    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

    13With him is wisedome and strength: he hath counsell and vnderstanding.

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Prov 2:2-3
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    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 3:19-20
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    19The Lorde by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.

    20By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.

  • Job 28:12
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    12But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • Prov 8:9
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    9They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

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

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    10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord: all they that obserue them, haue good vnderstanding: his praise endureth for euer.

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

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    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Job 38:36
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    36Who hath put wisedome in the reines? Or who hath giuen the heart vnderstanding?

  • Prov 4:5
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    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6And there shall be stabilitie of thy times, strength, saluation, wisdome and knowledge: for the feare of the Lord shalbe his treasure.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Speake no more presumptuously: let not arrogancie come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him enterprises are established.

  • Prov 5:2
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    2That thou maiest regarde counsell, and thy lippes obserue knowledge.

  • Ps 49:3
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    3My mouth shal speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.

  • Prov 24:4-5
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    4And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.

    5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.

  • Jas 1:5
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    5If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, & reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.

  • Prov 8:6
    72%

    6Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.