1988 verses about Wisdom

He that considers her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.

Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.

He that lodges close to her house Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.

He shall pitch his tent near at hand to her, And will lodge in a lodging where good things are.

By her he will be covered from heat, And will lodge in her glory.

He that fears the Lord will do this; And he that has possession of the law will obtain her.

And as a mother shall she meet him, And receive him as a wife married in her virginity.

With bread of understanding will she feed him, And give him water of wisdom to drink.

He will be stayed upon her, and will not be moved; And will rely upon her, and will not be confounded.

And she will exalt him above his neighbors; And in the midst of the congregation will she open his mouth.

Foolish men will not obtain her; And sinners will not see her.

For praise will be spoken in wisdom; And the Lord will prosper it.

He himself made man from the beginning, And left him in the hand of his own counsel.

For great is the wisdom of the Lord: He is mighty in power, and sees all things;

For from one that has understanding will a city be peopled; But a race of wicked men will be made desolate.

Many such things I have seen with my eyes; And my ear has heard mightier things than these.

And no heart will think upon these things: And who shall conceive his ways?

He that is lacking in understanding thinks upon these things; And an unwise and erring man thinks follies.

My son, hearken to me, and learn knowledge, And give heed to my words with your heart.

I will show forth instruction by weight, And declare knowledge exactly.

In the judgement of the Lord are his works from the beginning; And from the making of them he disposed the parts thereof.

Counsel, and tongue, and eyes, Ears, and heart, gave he them to understand withal.

He filled them with the knowledge of wisdom, And showed them good and evil.

He set his eye upon their hearts, To show them the majesty of his works.

He added to them knowledge, And gave them a law of life for a heritage.

To none has he given power to declare his works: And who will trace out his mighty deeds?

As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, Neither is it possible to track them out.

When a man has finished, then he is but at the beginning; And when he ceaseth, then will he be in perplexity.

Shall not the dew assuage the scorching heat? So is a word better than a gift.

Behold, is not a word better than a gift? And both are with a gracious man.

A fool will upbrade ungraciously; And the gift of an envious man consumes the eyes.

Learn before you speak; And have a care of your health or ever you be sick.

Before you make a vow, prepare yourself; And be not as a man that tempts the Lord.

A wise man will fear in everything; And in days of sinning he will beware of offence.

Every man of understanding knows wisdom; And he will give thanks to him that found her.

They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, And poured forth apt proverbs.

He that is hasty to trust is light-minded; And he that sins will offend against his own soul.

Never repeat what is told you, And you will fare never the worse.

Hast you heard a word? let it die with you: Be of good courage, it will not burst you.

A fool will travail in pain with a word, As a woman in labor with a child.

As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, So is a word in a fool’s belly.

All wisdom is the fear of the Lord; And in all wisdom is the doing of the law.

And the knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom; And the prudence of sinners is not counsel.

There is a wickedness, and the same is abomination; And there is a fool lacking in wisdom.

Better is one that has small understanding, and fears, Than one that has much prudence, and transgresses the law.

A man will be known by his look, And one that has understanding will be known by his face, when you meet him.

There is a reproof that is not comely; And there is a man that keeps silence, and he is wise.

There is one that keeps silence, and is found wise; And there is one that is hated for his much talk.

There is one that keeps silence, for he has no answer to make; And there is that keeps silence, as knowing his time.

A wise man will be silent till his time come; But the braggart and fool will overpass his time.

There is a prosperity that a man finds in misfortunes; And there is a gain that turns to loss.

He that is wise in words will make himself beloved; But the pleasantries of fools will be wasted.

The gift of a fool will not profit you; For his eyes are many instead of one.

A man without grace is as a tale out of season: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.

A wise sentence from a fool’s mouth will be rejected; For he will not speak it in its season.

There is that destroys his soul through bashfulness; And by a foolish countenance he will destroy it.

He that is wise in words will advance himself; And one that is prudent will please great men.

Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, And as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.

Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is out of sight, What profit is in them both?

Better is a man that hides his folly Than a man that hides his wisdom.

He that is mighty in tongue is known afar off: But the man of understanding knows when he slips.

He that keeps the law becomes master of the intent thereof; And the end of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.

He that is not clever will not be instructed; And there is a cleverness which makes bitterness to abound.

The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood; And his counsel as a fountain of life.

The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel; And he will hold no knowledge.

If a man of knowledge hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add to it: The dissolute man hears it, and it displeases him, And he puts it away behind his back.

The discourse of a fool is like a burden in the way; But grace will be found on the lips of the wise.

The mouth of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation; And they will ponder his words in their heart.

As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool; And the knowledge of an unwise man is as talk without sense.

Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, And as manacles on the right hand.

A fool lifts up his voice with laughter; But a clever man will scarce smile quietly.

Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, And as a bracelet upon his right arm.

The foot of a fool is soon in another man’s house; But a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.

A foolish man peepeth in from the door of another man’s house; But a man that is instructed will stand without.

It is a lack of instruction in a man to listen at the door; But the prudent man will be grieved with the disgrace.

The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things; But the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.

The heart of fools is in their mouth; But the mouth of wise men is their heart.

A father has shame in having begotten an uninstructed son; And a foolish daughter is born to his loss.

Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.

He that teaches a fool is as one that glues a potsherd together; Even as one that wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.

He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?

Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; And so you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn away from him, and you will find rest; And so you shall not be wearied in his madness.

What shall be heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?

Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.

Timber girded and bound into a building will not be loosed with shaking: So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid.

A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding Is as an ornament of plaister on a polished wall.

Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace; So revilings before bloodshed.

Who shall set a watch over my mouth, And a seal of shrewdness upon my lips, That I fall not from it, and that my tongue destroy me not?

Who will set scourges over my thought, And a discipline of wisdom over my heart? That they spare me not for my ignorances, And my heart pass not by their sins:

Hear you⌃, my children, the discipline of the mouth; And he that keeps it will not be taken.

Remember your father and your mother, For you sit in the midst of great men; That you be not forgetful before them, And become a fool by your custom; So will you wish that you had not been born, And curse the day of your nativity.

All things were known to him or ever they were created; And in like manner also after they were perfected.

And those who are left behind will know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, And nothing sweeter than to take heed to the commandments of the Lord.

Wisdom will praise herself, And will glory in the midst of her people.

I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, And covered the earth as a mist.

I lived in high places, And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.

Alone I compassed the circuit of heaven, And walked in the depth of the abyss.

Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment; And he that created me made my tabernacle to rest, And said, Let your tabernacle be in Jacob, And your inheritance in Israel.

He created me from the beginning before the world; And to the end I will not fail.

I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, And as a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.