7 The fear of the  Lord

is the beginning of knowledge;  *

fools despise wisdom and discipline.  *

10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,  *

and the knowledge of the Holy One  * is understanding.

33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,

and humility comes before honor.  *

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;  *

all who follow his instructions  * have good insight.  *

His praise endures forever.  *

12 But where can wisdom  * be found,

and where is understanding located?

13 No one can know its value,  *

since it cannot be found in the land of the living.

14 The ocean depths say, "It’s not in me,"

while the sea declares, "I don’t have it."  *

15 Gold cannot be exchanged for it,

and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.

16 Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,  *

in precious onyx or lapis lazuli.  *

17 Gold and glass do not compare with it,

and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.  *

18 Coral and quartz are not worth mentioning.

The price of wisdom is beyond pearls.

19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it,

and it cannot be valued in pure gold.

20 Where then does wisdom come from,

and where is understanding located?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing

and concealed from the birds of the sky.

22 Abaddon and Death  * say,

"We have heard news of it with our ears."

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him.  *

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him.  *

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him.  *

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  *

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  *

3 furthermore, if you call out to insight

and lift your voice to understanding,

5 then you will understand the fear of the  Lord

and discover the knowledge of God.

23 I offer thanks and praise to you,

God of my ancestors,  *

because you have given me

wisdom and power.

And now you have let me know

what we asked of you,

for you have let us know  *

the king’s mystery.  *

20 and declared:

May the name of God

be praised forever and ever,  *

for wisdom  * and power belong to him.

17 God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding  * in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel also understood visions and dreams  * of every kind.

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.  *

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.  *

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.  *

13 Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.  *

6 We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature,  * but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers  * of this age, who are coming to nothing.  *7 On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined  * before the ages for our glory.  *

23 but we preach Christ crucified,  * a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.  *24 Yet to those who are called,  * both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, 25 because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

18 Let no one deceive  * himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age,  * let him become a fool  * so that he can become wise.  *

18 Let no one deceive  * himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age,  * let him become a fool  * so that he can become wise.  *

2 I want their hearts to be encouraged  * and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery  *  — Christ.  *,*3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom  * and knowledge.  *

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,  *

and do not rely on your own understanding;  *

6 in all your ways know him,

and he will make your paths straight.  *

7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes;  *

fear the Lord and turn away from evil.  *

8 I will instruct you and show you the way to go;  *

with my eye on you, I will give counsel.  *

9 He leads the humble in what is right  *

and teaches them his way.  *

4 Make your ways known to me, Lord;

teach me your paths.  *

5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,  *

for you are the God of my salvation;  *

I wait for you all day long.  *

23 A person’s steps are established by the  Lord,

and he takes pleasure in his way.  *

8 Let me experience

your faithful love in the morning,

for I trust in you.  *

Reveal to me the way I should go

because I appeal to you.  *

10 Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God.  *

May your gracious Spirit

lead me on level ground.  *

11 For your name’s sake,  Lord,

let me live.

In your righteousness deliver me from trouble,  *

11 Because of my adversaries,

show me your way,  Lord,

and lead me on a level path.  *

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet  *

and a light on my path.

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet  *

and a light on my path.

18 Open my eyes so that I may contemplate

wondrous things from your instruction.

130 The revelation of your words  * brings light

and gives understanding to the inexperienced.  *

1 How happy is the one who does not

walk in the advice of the wicked

or stand in the pathway with sinners

or sit in the company of mockers!  *

2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,

and he meditates on it day and night.  *

16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,  * singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

22 When you walk here and there, they will guide you;

when you lie down, they will watch over you;

when you wake up, they will talk to you.

15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise —  16 making the most of the time,  *,* because the days are evil.

15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise —  16 making the most of the time,  *,* because the days are evil.

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction

so that you may be wise later in life.  *,*

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction

so that you may be wise later in life.  *,*

8 The one who acquires good sense  * loves himself;

one who safeguards understanding finds success.  *

18 Finalize plans with counsel,  *

and wage war with sound guidance.  *

6 for you should wage war with sound guidance —

victory comes with many counselors.  *

29 A patient person shows great understanding,  *

but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,  *

but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;  *

the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.  *

15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,  *

but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

2 When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,

but with humility comes wisdom.  *

8 A wise heart accepts commands,  *

but foolish lips will be destroyed.

15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,

and the ear of the wise seeks it.  *

2 A fool does not delight in understanding,

but only wants to show off his opinions.  *,*

28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent —

discerning, when he seals his lips.  *

5 let a wise person listen and increase learning,  *

and let a discerning person obtain guidance —

5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.  *6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt,  * so that you may know how you should answer each person.  *

5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.  *6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt,  * so that you may know how you should answer each person.  *

23 Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,  *24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.

13 Happy is a man who finds wisdom  *

and who acquires understanding,

35 For the one who finds me finds life  *

and obtains favor from the  Lord,  *

16 Get wisdom —

how much better it is than gold!

And get understanding —

it is preferable to silver.  *

9 A person’s heart plans his way,

but the Lord determines his steps.  *

1 The reflections of the heart belong to mankind,

but the answer of the tongue is from the  Lord.  *

12 because wisdom is protection as silver is protection;

but the advantage of knowledge

is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.  *

10 Don’t say, "Why were the former days better than these? "  *

since it is not wise of you to ask this.

26 For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy;  * but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight.  * This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.  *

10 Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength,  * because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom  * in Sheol where you are going.

9 "For as heaven is higher than earth,  *

so my ways are higher than your ways,

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

and your ways are not my ways."

This is the  Lord’s declaration.

28 Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God,  *

the Creator of the whole earth.

He never becomes faint or weary;

there is no limit to his understanding.  *

28 Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God,  *

the Creator of the whole earth.

He never becomes faint or weary;

there is no limit to his understanding.  *

4 The Lord God has given me

the tongue of those who are instructed  *

to know how to sustain the weary with a word.

He awakens me each morning;

he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed.  *

1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help  *

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.  *

They do not look  * to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the  Lord.

2 But he also is wise and brings disaster.  *

He does not go back on what he says;  *

he will rise up against the house of the wicked

and against the allies of evildoers.

29 This also comes from the  Lord of Armies.

He gives wondrous advice;

he gives great wisdom.  *

2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him  *  —

a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

a Spirit of counsel and strength,

a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the  Lord.

3 His delight will be in the fear of the  Lord.

He will not judge

by what he sees with his eyes,  *

he will not execute justice

by what he hears with his ears,

11 The Lord will always lead you,

satisfy you in a parched land,

and strengthen your bones.

You will be like a watered garden  *

and like a spring whose water never runs dry.  *

33 Oh, the depth of the riches  *

and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!  *

How unsearchable his judgments  *

and untraceable his ways!

27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ — to him be the glory forever!  *,* Amen.

28 We know that all things work together  * for the good  * of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.  *

24 How countless are your works,  Lord!

In wisdom you have made them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.  *,*

5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;

his understanding is infinite.  *,*

24 You guide me with your counsel,

and afterward you will take me up in glory.  *,*

12 Teach us to number our days carefully

so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.  *,*

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;

his tongue speaks what is just.  *

4 Take delight in the  Lord,

and he will give you your heart’s desires.  *

8 Lord, lead me in your righteousness  *

because of my adversaries;

make your way straight before me.  *

11 You reveal the path of life to me;

in your presence is abundant joy;  *

at your right hand are eternal pleasures.  *

9 They will come weeping,

but I will bring them back with consolation.  *,*

I will lead them to wadis filled with water,

by a smooth way where they will not stumble,  *

for I am Israel’s Father,

and Ephraim is my firstborn.  *

23 I know,  Lord,

that a person’s way of life is not his own;

no one who walks determines his own steps.  *

12 He made the earth by his power,

established the world  * by his wisdom,  *

and spread out the heavens by his understanding.  *

1 Don’t boast about tomorrow,

for you don’t know what a day might bring.  *

5 The evil do not understand justice,  *

but those who seek the  Lord understand everything.  *

20 Now to him who is able  * to do above and beyond all that we ask or think  * according to the power  * that works in us —  21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.  *

1 This is the third time I am coming to you.  *Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.*,*

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly

or lose heart when you are reproved by him,

6 for the Lord disciplines the one he loves

and punishes every son he receives.*,*

8 Finally  * brothers and sisters, whatever is true,  * whatever is honorable,  * whatever is just,  * whatever is pure,  * whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence  * and if there is anything praiseworthy — dwell on these things.

34 Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble*of its own.

42 The queen of the south*will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look — something greater than Solomon is here.

24 "Therefore,*everyone who hears these words*of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

15 for I will give you such words*and a wisdom*that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.*

24 Stop judging*according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment."

19 The Lord founded the earth by wisdom  *

and established the heavens by understanding.

12 Wisdom is found with the elderly,

and understanding comes with long life.  *

13 Wisdom and strength belong to God;

counsel and understanding are his.  *

1 Then Job answered:

2 Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,

but how can a person be justified before God?  *

3 If one wanted to take  *  him to court,

he could not answer God  * once in a thousand times.  *

4 God is wise  * and all-powerful.

Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?

8 Mankind, he has told each of you what is good  *

and what it is the  Lord requires of you:  *

to act justly,  *

to love faithfulness,  *

and to walk humbly with your God.  *

6 Then he said to the judges, "Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for a man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.  *

14 Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring — what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes.  *