Proverbs 3:13
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
In Context
12For whom LORD loves he reproves, and he whips every son whom he receives (LXX/NT).
14For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
Job 28:18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Psalms 119:72The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 18:1He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:8-13
Consecration to God. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. We have… Read the whole commentary →