Proverbs 2:6

New International Version

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:24

The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 3:12

I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.

1 Kings 3:9

So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

1 Kings 4:29

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

1 Chronicles 22:12

May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, in accordance with the wisdom of your God, which you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to administer justice to all the people of Trans-Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach any who do not know them.

Nehemiah 7:5

So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:

Job 12:13

“To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

Job 12:16

To him belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his.

Job 22:22

Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:98

Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Psalm 19:8

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

Psalm 51:6

Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

Psalm 94:10

Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?

Exodus 31:3

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—

Proverbs 6:23

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Isaiah 54:13

All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.

Isaiah 8:20

Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Daniel 1:17

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

Daniel 2:23

I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Luke 21:15

For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.