How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

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

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

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.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.