| For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. |
| See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. | See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. |
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| If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. | If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. |
| But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. | But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. |
| How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! |
| Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. | Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. |
| Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. | Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. |
| By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. |
| He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. | He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
| Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. | Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. |
| He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. | He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. |
| Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. | Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. |
| Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. | Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. |
| When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. | When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. |
| The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. | The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. |
| For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. | For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. |
| “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
| That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. | That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. |
| The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall. | The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. |
| Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. | Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
| This also comes from the Lord of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. | This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. |
| Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. | Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. |
| I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand. | I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. |
