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“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.

Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.

therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”

You will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can’t comprehend, with a strange language that you can’t understand.

Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed, and until he has performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.

In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.

When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me something like the appearance of a man.

He instructed me and talked with me, and said, Daniel, “I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare. He understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.