5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.

1 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; 2 for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching. 3 When I was a son with my father, tender, and my mother’s favorite, 4 he taught me, and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight. 8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9 She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”

Proverbs 4:5 (NRSV)

Proverbs 4:7 (NRSV)

Proverbs 16:16 (NRSV)

1 Kings 3:9-14 (NRSV)

5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?” 10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11 God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12 I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you. 13 I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you. 14 If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life.”

Proverbs 4:2 (NRSV)

Proverbs 4:6 (NRSV)

1 Kings 3:14 (NRSV)

2 for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching.

6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.

14 If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life.”

Proverbs 2:6 (NRSV)

James 3:17 (NRSV)

6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.