Proverbs 2:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

All wisdom comes from the LORD, and so do common sense and understanding.

Cross References

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.

Psalm 119:98

Your laws never leave my mind, and they make me much wiser than my enemies.

Job 32:8

now I truly realize wisdom comes from God.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to know what to say. None of your enemies will be able to oppose you or to say that you are wrong.

Isaiah 54:13

I will teach your children and make them successful.

John 6:45

One of the prophets wrote, “God will teach all of them.” And so everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him will come to me.

1 Kings 3:12

So I'll make you wiser than anyone who has ever lived or ever will live.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing.

Psalm 119:104

They give me understanding and make me hate all lies.

Daniel 2:23

You are the God who was worshipped by my ancestors. Now I thank you and praise you for making me wise and telling me the king's dream, together with its meaning.”

Daniel 1:17

God made the four young men clever and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

1 Kings 4:29

Solomon was brilliant. God had blessed him with insight and understanding.

Daniel 2:21

You control human events— you give rulers their power and take it away, and you are the source of wisdom and knowledge.

Proverbs 6:23

The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.

Psalm 19:7

The Law of the LORD is perfect; it gives us new life. His teachings last for ever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.

1 Kings 3:9

Please make me wise and teach me the difference between right and wrong. Then I will know how to rule your people. If you don't, there is no way I could rule this great nation of yours.

Exodus 31:3

Not only have I filled him with my Spirit, but I have given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood.

1 Chronicles 22:12

May he give you wisdom and knowledge, so that you can rule Israel according to his Law.

Nehemiah 7:5

So God gave me the idea to bring together the people, their leaders, and officials and to check the family records of those who had returned from captivity in Babylonia, after having been taken there by King Nebuchadnezzar. About this same time, I found records of those who had been the first to return to Jerusalem from Babylon Province. By reading these records, I learnt that they settled in their own home towns,

Job 22:22

Listen to his teachings and take them to heart.

Psalm 51:6

But you want complete honesty, so teach me true wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

1 Kings 10:24

People from every nation wanted to hear the wisdom God had given him.

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, use the wisdom God has given you and choose officials and leaders to govern the people of Western Province. These leaders should know God's laws and have them taught to anyone who doesn't know them.

Job 12:13

But God is the real source of wisdom and strength.

Job 12:16

just as he rules over liars and those they lie to.

Psalm 19:8

The LORD's instruction is right; it makes our hearts glad. His commands shine brightly, and they give us light.

Psalm 94:10

God instructs the nations and gives knowledge to us all. Won't he also correct us?

Psalm 119:34

Help me to understand your Law; I promise to obey it with all my heart.