The godly speak wise words and promote justice. ¹ 

I will declare a wise saying; ¹  I will share my profound thoughts. ² 

giving him authority to imprison his officials ¹  and to teach his advisers. ² 

To ¹  learn ²  wisdom ³  and moral instruction, ⁴  and to discern ⁵  wise counsel. ⁶ 

With pride ¹  comes only ²  contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised. ³ 

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against ¹  the Lord. ² 

She opens her mouth ¹  with wisdom, and loving instruction ²  is on her tongue.

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, ¹  but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price ¹  of wisdom is more than pearls. ² 

by making ¹  your ear ²  attentive to wisdom, and ³  by turning ⁴  your heart ⁵  to understanding,

For wisdom will enter your heart, ¹  and moral knowledge ²  will be attractive ³  to you. ⁴ 

Blessed ¹  is the one ²  who finds ³  wisdom, and the one who obtains ⁴  understanding.

I will guide you ¹  in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. ² 

For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared ¹  to her.

The scorner ¹  seeks wisdom but finds none, ²  but understanding is easy ³  for a discerning person.

The wisdom of the shrewd person ¹  is to discern ²  his way, but the folly of fools is deception. ³ 

How much better it is to acquire ¹  wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable ²  than silver.

Wisdom is directly in front of ¹  the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run ²  to the ends of the earth. ³ 

The words of a person’s mouth are like ¹  deep waters, ²  and ³  the fountain of wisdom ⁴  is like ⁵  a flowing brook. ⁶ 

The man ¹  who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, ²  but whoever associates ³  with prostitutes wastes ⁴  his wealth. ⁵