Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 10:1And the Queene of Sheba hearing ye fame of Salomon (concerning the Name of the Lord) came to proue him with hard questions.
Job 28:18No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.
Psalms 119:72The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Proverbs 4:5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:34For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.
Proverbs 18:1For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.
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 →