Proverbs 2:6

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Proverbs 2:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

5 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 31:3

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

1 Kings 3:9

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

1 Kings 3:12

behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.

1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

Isaiah 54:13

Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.

Daniel 1:17

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

Daniel 2:23

To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Luke 21:15

For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

Ephesians 1:18

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

James 1:5

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Proverbs 6:23

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Proverbs 8:5

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

Proverbs 8:6

Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Proverbs 8:7

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

Proverbs 8:9

They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.

Psalms 19:7

The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Psalms 119:98

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

Psalms 119:104

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.