Psalm 90:12

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Cross References

Psalm 39:4

“Lord, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is!

John 9:4

We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If they were wise, they would understand this, they would discern their latter end!

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

Proverbs 23:12

Apply your mind to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;

Proverbs 16:16

To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Proverbs 4:5

do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Psalm 39:5

Behold, thou hast made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in thy sight. Surely every man stands as a mere breath! Selah

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for this is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to heart.