by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

indeed, if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding –

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.