seeking knowledge

⁵But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

¹⁴The heart of the wise seeks doctrine. And the mouth of the foolish feeds on ignorance.

⁷Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

¹⁵A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine. ¹⁶A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders. ¹⁷The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him. ¹⁸Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful. ¹⁹A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities. ²⁰From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.

⁶For the Lord bestows wisdom, and out of his mouth, prudence and knowledge.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.

⁶My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.

²Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good. And whoever hurries with his feet will stumble.

⁵A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.

¹⁷so that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give a spirit of wisdom and of revelation to you, in knowledge of him.

¹⁵A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.