Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:9
9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
- New International Version (NIV)To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.
Context of Proverbs 8:9
7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. 8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse. They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. 10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:9 word by word
כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:9
- Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
- Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
- Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
- Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
- Micah 2:7Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
- John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They are all plain - נכחים nechochim, straight forward, over against every man, level to every capacity. This is true of all that concerns the salvation of the soul. To them that find knowledge - When a man gets the knowledge of himself, then he sees all the threatenings of God to be right. When he obtains the knowledge of God in Christ, then he finds that all the promises of God are right - yea and amen.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9Wisdom is linked to truth, understanding, and knowledge, which are correct, wholesome, simple, and clear. Wisdom dislikes deception, which is sneaky and dishonest (compare Proverbs 1:2–7; 6:16–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. plain ... understandeth--easily seen by those who apply their minds. that find--implying search.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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