The wisein heartwill be calledunderstanding,And sweetnessof speechincreasespersuasiveness.
behold,I have doneaccording to your words.Behold,I have givenyou a wiseand discerningheart,sothat there has beennoone likeyou beforeyou, norshall one likeyou ariseafteryou.
You are fairerthanthe sonsof men;Graceis pouredupon Your lips;ThereforeGodhas blessedYou forever.
On the lipsof the discerning,wisdomis found,But a rodis for the backof him wholacksunderstanding.
Doingwickednessis like sportto a fool,And [so is] wisdomto a manof understanding.
The wiseof heartwill receivecommands,But a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
The lipsof the wisespreadknowledge,But the heartsof foolsare not so.
Understandingis a fountainof lifeto one whohasit, But the disciplineof foolsis folly.
My son,ifyour heartis wise,My own heartalsowill be glad;
Oiland perfumemakethe heartglad,So a man'scounselis sweetto his friend.
The Preachersoughtto finddelightfulwordsand to writewordsof truthcorrectly.
The LordGODhas givenMe the tongueof disciples,That I may knowhow to sustainthe wearyonewith a word.He awakens[Me] morningby morning,He awakensMy earto listenas a disciple.
Whoeveris wise,let him understandthesethings;[Whoever] is discerning,let him knowthem. For the waysof the LORDare right,And the righteouswill walkin them, But transgressorswill stumblein them.
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
And allwere speaking wellof Him, and wonderingat the graciouswordswhich were fallingfrom His lips;and they were saying,"Is thisnot Joseph'sson?"
The officersanswered,"Neverhas a manspokenthe way thismanspeaks."
For the report of your obediencehas reachedto all;thereforeI am rejoicingoveryou, but I wantyou to be wisein what is goodand innocentin what is evil.
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
