Proverbs 3:13
11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- KJV
- Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
- WEB
- Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
- ASV
- Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
- DARBY
- Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
- BLB
- Blessed [is] the man [who] has found wisdom, and the man [who] brings forth understanding,
- ÅB
- Salig er det menneske som har funnet visdom, det menneske som vinner forstand;
- OTB
- Salig er den som finner visdom, og den som vinner forstand,
- B1930
- Salig er det menneske som har funnet visdom, det menneske som vinner forstand;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:32–35
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
Read in contextProverbs 4:5–9
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:15–18
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Read in contextProverbs 2:4
if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
Read in context1 Kings 10:1–9
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
Read in context1 Kings 10:23–24
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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