- Get wisdom:
- "How long,¹¹ ye simple ones,ª will ye loveª° simplicity?ª and the scornersª° delightª° in their scorning,ª and foolsª hateª° knowledge?ª ... Turnª° you at my reproof:ª behold,¹ I will pour outª° my spiritª unto you, I will make knownª° my wordsª unto you." {Prv 1:22-23} + "So that thou inclineª° thine earª unto wisdom,ª [and] applyª° thine heartª to understanding;ª ... If¹ thou seekestª° her as silver,ª and searchestª° for her as [for] hid treasures;ª" {Prv 2:2-4} + "Happyª [is] the manª [that] findethª° wisdom,ª and the manª [that] gettethª° understanding.ª ... She¹ [is] a treeª of lifeª to them that lay holdª° upon her: and happyª° [is every one] that retainethª° her." {Prv 3:13-18} + "O ye simple,ª understandª° wisdom:ª and, ye fools,ª be ye of an understandingª° heart.ª" {Prv 8:5} + "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} + "Through desireª a man, having separated²° himself,¹ seekethª° [and] intermeddlethª° with all¹ wisdom.ª" {Prv 18:1} + "He that gettethª° wisdomª lovethª° his own soul:ª he that keepethª° understandingª shall findª° good.ª" {Prv 19:8} + "Buyª° the truth,ª and sellª° [it] not;¹ [also] wisdom,ª and instruction,ª and understanding.ª" {Prv 23:23} + "ª If¹ any²¹ of youª lackª° wisdom,ª let him askª° ofª God,ª that givethª° to allª [men] liberally,ª andª upbraidethª° not;ª andª it shall be givenª° him.ª" {Jms 1:5}
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