"A wiseª [man] will hear,ª° and will increaseª° learning;ª and a man of understandingª° shall attainª° unto wise counsels:ª" {Prv 1:5} + "Getª° wisdom,ª getª° understanding:ª forgetª° [it] not;¹ neither¹ declineª° from the wordsª¹ of my mouth.ª" {Prv 4:5} + "Wisdomª [is] the principal thing;ª [therefore] getª° wisdom:ª and with all¹ thy gettingª get¹ understanding.ª" {Prv 4:7} + "Giveª° [instruction] to a wiseª [man], and he will be yet¹ wiser:ª° teachª° a justª [man], and he will increaseª° in learning.ª" {Prv 9:9} + "Wiseª [men] lay upª° knowledge:ª but the mouthª of the foolishª [is] nearª destruction.ª" {Prv 10:14} + "The heartª of him that hath understandingª° seekethª° knowledge:ª but the mouthª°² of foolsª feedeth²° on¹ foolishness.ª" {Prv 15:14} + "Buyª° the truth,ª and sellª° [it] not;¹ [also] wisdom,ª and instruction,ª and understanding.ª" {Prv 23:23} + "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" {1Kg 3:9} + "MEM. O how¹ love¹ I²° thy law!ª it¹ [is] my meditationª all¹ the day.ª ... Through thy preceptsª¹ I get understanding:ª° therefore¹¹ I hateª° every¹ falseª way.ª" {Psa 119:97-104} + "Andª otherª fellª° onª goodª ground,ª andª sprang up,ª° and bareª° fruitª an hundredfold.² And when he had¹ saidª° these things,ª he cried,ª° He that hathª° earsª to hear,ª° let him hear.ª° ... Andª he¹ said,ª° Unto youª it is givenª° to knowª° the¹ mysteriesª of the¹ kingdomª of God:ª butª to othersª inª parables;ª thatª seeingª° they might²° notª see,ª° andª hearingª° they might²° notª understand.ª°" {Lke 8:8-10} + "Andª sheª hadª° a sisterª calledª° Mary,ª whichª alsoª satª° atª Jesus'ª feet,ª and heardª° hisª word.ª" {Lke 10:39} + "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} + "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} |
