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James 1:5 ESV / 111 helpful votes If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.Proverbs 2:6 ESV / 101 helpful votes For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 84 helpful votes The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.James 3:17 ESV / 61 helpful votes But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.Colossians 1:9 ESV / 52 helpful votes And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,Job 28:28 ESV / 49 helpful votes And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”Job 12:12 ESV / 49 helpful votes Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.Psalm 111:10 ESV / 46 helpful votes The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!Isaiah 11:2 ESV / 45 helpful votes And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.Ecclesiastes 7:12 ESV / 45 helpful votes For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.Proverbs 18:15 ESV / 44 helpful votes An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.Hosea 4:6 ESV / 41 helpful votes My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.Proverbs 16:16 ESV / 40 helpful votes How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 39 helpful votes A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …Exodus 31:3 ESV / 39 helpful votes And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,Proverbs 19:8 ESV / 36 helpful votes Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.Proverbs 3:7 ESV / 34 helpful votes Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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