¹⁵ The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

¹⁴ The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouths of fools feed on folly.

⁹⁷ How love I your law! It is my meditation all day.

⁹⁸ Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For your commandments are always with me.

⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers, For your testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept your precepts.

¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil way, That I might observe your word.

¹⁰² I have not turned aside from your ordinances, For you have taught me.

¹⁰³ How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts, I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.

⁵ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

¹⁵ From infancy, you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ Every writing inspired by God{literally, God-breathed} is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness,

¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

⁸ Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

⁹ Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

¹⁰ He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

²³ Buy the truth, and don't sell it: Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

⁹ Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁵ Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

⁹ Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?