Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom
General references
Bible References
Get wisdom
Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
Proverbs 2:2
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
Proverbs 3:13
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
Proverbs 8:5
“O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense;
And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].
“O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense;
And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].
Proverbs 17:16
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?
Proverbs 18:1 He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 19:8
He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.
He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.
Proverbs 23:23
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
Neither
2 Chronicles 34:2
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left.
Job 23:11
“My feet have carefully followed His steps;
I have kept His ways and not turned aside.
“My feet have carefully followed His steps;
I have kept His ways and not turned aside.
Psalm 44:18
Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,
Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,
Psalm 119:51
The arrogant utterly ridicule me,
Yet I do not turn away from Your law.
The arrogant utterly ridicule me,
Yet I do not turn away from Your law.
General references
Proverbs 1:2
To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction;
To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,
To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction;
To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,
Proverbs 18:15
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.