Yes, if you call for intelligence, and to understanding raise your voice;
But may the Lord give you prudence and discernment when he gives you command over Israel, so that you keep the law of the Lord, your God.
I am your servant; give me discernment that I may know your testimonies.
Let my cry come before you, Lord; in keeping with your word, give me understanding.
Give me understanding to keep your law, to observe it with all my heart.
Your hands made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn your commandments.
Turning your ear to wisdom, inclining your heart to understanding;
If you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out,
In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.
Hear, O children, a father’s instruction, be attentive, that you may gain understanding!
Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.
If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him?” Jesus and Beelzebul.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.