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Proverbs 8:9
9My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with 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 I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception. 8My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it. My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge. 10Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:9 word by word
כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:9
- Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
- Proverbs 15:14A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
- Proverbs 17:24Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 18:1Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
- Psalms 19:7The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 25:12Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose.
- Psalms 119:98Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.
- Isaiah 35:8And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.
- Micah 2:7Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? Will the Lord’s Spirit have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, you would find my words comforting.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
- John 6:45As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
- John 7:17Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
- James 1:5If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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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