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Selected Verse: Proverbs 2:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 2:6 |
King James |
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
For--God is ready (Jam 1:5; Jam 4:8).
out of his mouth--by revelation from Him. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| People do not gain wisdom by any efforts of their own, but God gives it according to the laws of His own goodness. |
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.