Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as {for} hid treasures;

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what {is} that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

So teach {us} to number our days, that we may apply {our} hearts unto wisdom. {apply: Heb. cause to come}

For {God} giveth to a man that {is} good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to {him that is} good before God. This also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit. {in his...: Heb. before him}

Blessed {is} the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? {understanding: Heb. hearing}

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. {obtain: Heb. bring forth}

More to be desired {are they} than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. {the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs}

So {shall} the knowledge of wisdom {be} unto thy soul: when thou hast found {it}, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, {that is so} great?

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed {for} the price thereof. {It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it}

Neither {is} it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

Happy {are} thy men, happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, {and} that hear thy wisdom.

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: