The mindof the prudentacquiresknowledge,And the earof the wiseseeksknowledge.
"So giveYour servantan understandingheartto judgeYour peopleto discernbetweengoodand evil.For whois ableto judgethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
"Will they not teachyou [and] tellyou, And bringforthwordsfrom their minds?
A wisemanwill hearand increasein learning,And a man of understandingwill acquirewisecounsel,
Wisemenstoreup knowledge,But with the mouthof the foolish,ruinis at hand.
The mindof the intelligentseeksknowledge,But the mouthof foolsfeedson folly.
He whose earlistensto the life-givingreproofWill dwellamongthe wise.
Buytruth,and do not sell[it], [Get] wisdomand instructionand understanding.
Acquirewisdom!Acquireunderstanding!Do not forgetnorturnawayfrom the wordsof my mouth.
"The beginningof wisdom[is]: Acquirewisdom;And with allyour acquiring,getunderstanding.
Give[instruction] to a wisemanand he will be stillwiser,Teacha righteousmanand he will increase[his] learning.
She hada sistercalledMary,whowas seatedat the Lord'sfeet,listeningto His word.
that the Godof our LordJesusChrist,the Fatherof glory,may giveto you a spiritof wisdomand of revelationin the knowledgeof Him.
But ifanyof you lackswisdom,let him askof God,who givesto allgenerouslyand withoutreproach,and it will be givento him.
