Wisdom - Proverbs verse by verse

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:2

To know wisdom and instruction,
To discern the sayings of understanding,

 

[mar09]

[FONT=&quot]Prov. 3.3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Justice, judgment, and equity;[/FONT]

 

[Stunnedbygrace]

Oh! This is a thread I'll be avidly watching!
I wonder how it will go - in what direction...
There are a lot of verses about wisdom. Maybe we should look them all up before we move on...

 

[Stunnedbygrace]

This is neither here nor there but it's just interesting. In looking up all of the verses with the word wisdom in them, I came across a verse that has 666 in it.

 

[posthuman]

Oh! This is a thread I'll be avidly watching!
I wonder how it will go - in what direction...
There are a lot of verses about wisdom. Maybe we should look them all up before we move on...

To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion
(Proverbs 1:4)​

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

 

[Desertsrose]

This is neither here nor there but it's just interesting. In looking up all of the verses with the word wisdom in them, I came across a verse that has 666 in it.

​The # of the beast?

 

[Stunnedbygrace]

Yes. I found the number in 2 other places. Not intoning anything, just found it interesting

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

 

[imfinallyfree]

Thank you for this, my day was terrible but you just fixed it God Bless you

 

[Dan_473]

Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

Ahh... riddles.... I like that

 

[Dan_473]

PROVERBS 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 

[Desertsrose]

PROVERBS 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

​The crown of Proverbs!

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:9
Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head
And ornaments about your neck.

 

[mar09]

 

[Desertsrose]

Proverbs 1:11

 

[Bladerunner]

Proverbs 1:12(KJV)

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

 

[Prov910]

Proverbs 9:10 (KJV)


The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

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I thought it appropriate that I post this one.