For learning what wisdom and discipline are;for understanding insightful sayings;

for understanding a proverb or a parable,the words of the wise, and their riddles.

listening closely to wisdomand directing your heart to understanding;

furthermore, if you call out to insightand lift your voice to understanding,

For the Lord gives wisdom;from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Discretion will watch over you,and understanding will guard you,

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not rely on your own understanding;

Happy is a man who finds wisdomand who acquires understanding,

The Lord founded the earth by wisdomand established the heavens by understanding.

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Get wisdom, get understanding;don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.And whatever else you get, get understanding.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;listen closely to my understanding

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”and call understanding your relative.

Doesn’t Wisdom call out?Doesn’t Understanding make her voice heard?

I possess good advice and competence;I have understanding and strength.

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;pursue the way of understanding.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,but a man with understanding keeps silent.

A patient person shows great understanding,but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

Get wisdom—how much better it is than gold!And get understanding—it is preferable to silver.

The intelligent person restrains his words,and one who keeps a cool headis a man of understanding.

A fool does not delight in understanding,but only wants to show off his opinions.

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;one who safeguards understanding finds success.

Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;but a man of understanding draws it out.

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counselwill prevail against the Lord.

Buy—and do not sell—truth,wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

A house is built by wisdom,and it is established by understanding;

A leader who lacks understandingis very oppressive,but one who hates dishonest profitprolongs his life.