Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
In Context
5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
7He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
Cross References
Exodus 31:3Whom I haue filled with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship:
1 Kings 3:12Beholde, I haue done according to thy wordes: lo, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there hath bene none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall arise the like vnto thee.
1 Kings 10:24And al the world sought to see Salomon, to heare his wisedome, which God had put in his heart,
Ezra 7:25And thou Ezra (after the wisedome of thy God, that is in thine hand) set iudges and arbiters, which may iudge all the people that is beyond the Riuer, euen all that knowe the Lawe of thy God, and teach ye them that know it not.
Job 12:16With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.
Psalms 19:7The Lawe of the Lord is perfite, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:2-10
The Search after Wisdom Encouraged. 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord , and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and… Read the whole commentary →