I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight. | The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your possessions, acquire understanding. |
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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very ready help in trouble. |
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. | Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. | For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up! |
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” | For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ |
To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper. | One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good. |
When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. | When pride comes, then comes dishonor; But with the humble there is wisdom. |
Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. | Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. |
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, you will find a future, and your hope will not be cut off. | Know that wisdom is the same for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off. |
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly. | He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. |
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. | I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. |
If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. | But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. |
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake. | Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And save us and forgive our sins for the sake of Your name. |
By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. | Through overconfidence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. |
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow. | Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honor. | The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. | So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. |