¹⁵ Good understanding wins favor; But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

⁴ So you will find favor, And good understanding in the sight of God and man.

⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

¹⁹ Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts.

²¹ What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

¹⁰ and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

¹⁰ There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: Whoever hates reproof shall die.

³⁵ The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, But his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.

¹⁰ The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

⁹ When your fathers tempted me, Tested me, and saw my work.

¹⁰ Forty long years I was grieved with that generation, And said, "It is a people that errs in their heart. They have not known my ways."

¹¹ Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They won't enter into my rest."

¹⁴ David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

¹⁵ When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

¹⁶ But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.