¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹⁴ The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

⁹⁷ `Mem.' O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it `is' my meditation.

⁹⁸ Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it `is' before me to the age.

⁹⁹ Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies `are' my meditation.

¹⁰⁰ Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.

¹⁰¹ From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

¹⁰² From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou -- Thou hast directed me.

¹⁰³ How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

¹⁰⁴ From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!

⁵ and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

¹⁵ and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that `is' in Christ Jesus;

¹⁶ every Writing `is' God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that `is' in righteousness,

¹⁷ that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.

³⁹ and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

⁸ `And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

⁹ And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

¹⁰ And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

²³ Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

⁹ Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

⁷ The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

⁵ Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

⁵ (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

⁹ and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'