2  making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

3  yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice ^wfor understanding,

4  if you seek it like ^xsilver

and search for it as for ^yhidden treasures,

5  then ^zyou will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

6  For ^athe Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7  he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

he is ^ba shield to those who ^cwalk in integrity,

5  ⁱTrust in the Lord with all your heart,

and ^jdo not lean on your own understanding.

6  ⁿA scoffer seeks wisdom ^oin vain,

but ^pknowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

29  Whoever is ^sslow to anger has great understanding,

but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

33  Wisdom ^brests in the heart of a man of understanding,

but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.¹

32  Whoever ^gignores instruction ^hdespises himself,

but he who listens to reproof ⁱgains intelligence.

21  The wise of heart is called discerning,

and sweetness of speech ^rincreases persuasiveness.

10  A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding

than a hundred blows into a fool.

27  Whoever ^wrestrains his words has knowledge,

and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

2  A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,

but only ^zin expressing his opinion.

8  ^lWhoever gets sense loves his own soul;

he who keeps understanding will ^mdiscover good.

5  The purpose in a man’s heart is like ^gdeep water,

but a man of understanding will draw it out.

30  ^mNo wisdom, no understanding, no counsel

can avail against the Lord.

16  A ruler who ^elacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,

but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.