"Getª° wisdom,ª getª° understanding:ª forgetª° [it] not;¹ neither¹ declineª° from the wordsª¹ of my mouth.ª ... Wisdomª [is] the principal thing;ª [therefore] getª° wisdom:ª and with all¹ thy gettingª get¹ understanding.ª" {Prv 4:5-7} + "Sayª° unto wisdom,ª Thou¹ [art] my sister;ª and callª° understandingª [thy] kinswoman:ª" {Prv 7:4} + "O ye simple,ª understandª° wisdom:ª and, ye fools,ª be ye of an understandingª° heart.ª" {Prv 8:5} + "How much¹ betterª [is it] to getª° wisdomª than gold!ª¹ and to getª° understandingª rather to be chosenª° than silver!ª¹" {Prv 16:16} + "Wherefore¹¹ [is there] a priceª in the handª of a foolª to getª° wisdom,ª seeing [he hath] no¹ heartª [to it]?" {Prv 17:16} + "Behold,ª° I have taughtª° you statutesª and judgments,ª even asª the LORDª my Godª commandedª° me, that ye should doª° so¹ inª the landª whither¹¹ ye¹ goª° to possessª° it. ... Keepª° therefore and doª° [them]; for¹ this¹ [is] your wisdomª and your understandingª in the sightª of the nations,ª which¹ shall hearª°¹ all¹ these¹ statutes,ª and say,ª° Surely¹ this¹ greatª nationª [is] a wiseª and understandingª° people.ª" {Deu 4:5-6} + "Giveª° therefore thy servantª an understandingª° heartª to judgeª°¹ thy people,ª that I may discernª° between¹ goodª and bad:ª for¹ who¹ is ableª° to judgeª° this¹ thy so greatª¹ a people?ª ... Behold,¹ I have doneª° according to thy words:ª lo,¹ I have givenª° thee a wiseª and an understandingª° heart;ª so that¹ there was¹ none¹ like thee¹ beforeª thee, neither¹ afterª thee shall any ariseª° like unto thee.¹" {1Kg 3:9-12} + "Andª thatª fromª a childª thou hast knownª° the¹ holyª scriptures,ª which² are ableª° to make²° thee² wiseª°¹ untoª salvationª throughª faithª whichª is inª Christª Jesus.ª ... Thatª the¹ manª of Godª may beª° perfect,ª throughly furnishedª° untoª allª goodª works.ª" {2Tm 3:15-17} |
