“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 

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.

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 

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