Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Finding » Who does not find wisdom
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
Knowledge » God's knowledge of the saints » Intellectual
youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.
But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."
to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.
{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."
Knowledge » Knowledge of God is infinite » General references to intellectual
youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.
But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."
to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.
{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."
Knowledge » Who knowledge is easy to
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
Scorn » Scorners
Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.
A wise child [hears] the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, men of mockery, rulers of these people in Jerusalem: Because you have said, "We have {made} a covenant with death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol. [The] overwhelming flood, when it passes through, will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves in falsehood."
Devising folly [is] a sin, and an abomination to humankind [is] a scoffer.
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
"{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
The curse of Yahweh [is] on the house of the wicked, and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses. With those who scorn, he is scornful, but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who shall not find wisdom when they seek it
Wisdom calls out in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice. On a {busy corner} she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings: "{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge? read more.
May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds. You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept]. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you. When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me. Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds. You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept]. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you. When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me. Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
Understanding » Those that understand
On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of one who lacks {sense}.
He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.
Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
Happy [is] {the one} who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Daniel {said}: "Let his name, [the name] of God, be blessed {throughout the ages}, for the wisdom and the power {are his}. And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to [men who] know understanding.
By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice? {Atop the heights} beside the road, at the crossroads she stands. Beside gates, before towns, [at the] entrance of doors, she cries out: read more.
"To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind. Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}. Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips. My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips. All sayings of my mouth [are] in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked. All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.
"To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind. Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}. Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips. My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips. All sayings of my mouth [are] in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked. All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.
He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
Wisdom » Who does not find wisdom
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.