Proverbs 14:8–9

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹³But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹³Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

¹⁸The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

⁹Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

²⁰I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

³⁴Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

³⁵Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

⁵O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

⁷³Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

¹⁵And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

²²That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

²⁰Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

⁸Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

¹⁸As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

¹⁹So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

¹⁷For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

¹⁸How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

¹⁵Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

²⁰Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

⁷What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

⁸Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

⁹For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

²²How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

²A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

⁴So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

¹⁶How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?