Where shall wisdom be found? (Job 28:12 )
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 let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. (Jas. 1:5 , 6 ) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Prov. 3:5 , 6 ) The only wise God. (1 Tim. 1:17 ) Be not wise in thine own eyes. (Prov. 3:7 ) Make me know Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. (Psalm 25:4) A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, (Proverbs 1:5) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7)
Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;
At the head of the noisy [streets] she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
"How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
"Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
"They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
"So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
"For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
"But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil." (Proverbs 1:20-33)
"Truly then you are the people, And with you wisdom will die!
"But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these? (Job 12:2-3)
