“I, wisdom, live with prudence, ¹  and I find ²  knowledge and discretion.

To impart ¹  shrewdness ²  to the morally naive, ³  and ⁴  a discerning ⁵  plan ⁶  to the young person. ⁷ 

You who are naive, discern ¹  wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment! ² 

Flog ¹  a scorner, and as a result the simpleton ²  will learn prudence; ³  correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge. ⁴ 

that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

With him are strength and prudence; ¹  both the one who goes astray ²  and the one who misleads are his.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense. ¹ 

Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. ¹ 

Then Daniel spoke with prudent counsel ¹  to Arioch, who was in charge of the king’s executioners and who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Discretion ¹  will protect you, ²  understanding will guard you,

My child, do not let them ¹  escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. ² 

in order to safeguard ¹  discretion, ²  and that your lips may guard knowledge.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, ¹  whoever does it destroys his own life. ² 

A person’s wisdom ¹  makes him slow to anger, ²  and it is his glory ³  to overlook ⁴  an offense.

and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom – for true wisdom has two sides ¹  – so that you would know ²  that God has forgiven some of your sins. ³