⁸ I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.

⁸ Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

¹¹ You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

²⁸ And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

¹³ Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

¹¹ And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.

¹⁰ Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

²⁸ Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.

¹ Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

¹⁸ Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

²⁰ Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

¹⁵ For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

¹² So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.

⁹ They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

⁵ Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

³⁵ For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

¹⁸ Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

¹² Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

¹³ With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

¹⁴ Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

⁵ But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

² When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

¹ And Job made answer and said,

² Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?

³ If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.

⁴ He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

⁵ It is he who takes away the mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his wrath:

¹⁷ But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

¹² But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

¹³ Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.

¹⁴ The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.

¹⁵ Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

¹⁶ It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

¹⁷ Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

¹⁸ There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.

¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

²⁰ From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

²¹ For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.

²² Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

²³ God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;

³⁴ Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

¹⁷ Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.

⁴ The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

⁵ And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

⁶ For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.

⁷ It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

¹ Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;

² Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

³ For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.

¹⁵ Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

¹⁶ Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷ For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

³³ The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

⁸ He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

⁵ (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

⁹ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

¹⁰ The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

²³ Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

²⁴ Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

²⁵ For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.

² And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

³ And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

⁴ But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

⁴² The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

¹⁹ The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

²⁷ To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory for ever. So be it.

¹² Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

⁸ He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.

²⁹ This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

⁹ He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

⁸ The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

²⁸ Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

¹⁸ Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

⁸ Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.

¹⁵ The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

²⁴ O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

¹⁶ And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.

⁴ Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.

⁵ Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.

⁶ O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.

⁵ Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

⁶ In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

⁷ Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

⁸ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.

⁷ Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

⁵ Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

⁶ Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

⁷ Tychicus will give you news of all my business: he is a dear brother and true servant and helper in the word;

³⁰ The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

³³ O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.

¹⁰⁵ <NUN> Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

²³ But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

²⁴ But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.

²⁵ Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men.

²⁶ For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

³ He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

¹² He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.

⁶ For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

²³ O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

²³ I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.

² A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

⁶ And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

²⁰ And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:

¹ The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

²⁶ To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

¹⁵ The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

²⁴ Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

¹⁴ When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

² So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

³ In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴ I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

²⁹ He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

⁴ So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

²¹ To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

¹ This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

²² In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

¹³ Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

¹⁰ Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

⁶ But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

⁷ But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

⁸ Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross:

¹ Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

² But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

³ He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

¹³⁰ The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

²⁴ Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

⁹ A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

¹⁰ Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.

¹¹ Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.

¹² And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

¹¹ Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.

²⁴ Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.