Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
In Context
12For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:1Then, too, the queen of Sheba, having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, arrived to test him with enigmas.
Job 28:18The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
Proverbs 4:5Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, and who stands watch at my gates every day, and who observes at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 18:1Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
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 →