Proverbs 18:15 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֵ֣ב	lev	a heart	H3820 →
נָ֭בוֹן	Na.Von	discerning	H995 →
יִקְנֶה־	yik.neh-	it acquires	H7069 →
דָּ֑עַת	Da.'at	knowledge	H1847 →
וְאֹ֥זֶן	ve.'O.zen	and [the] ear of	H241 →
חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים	cha.kha.Mim	wise [people]	H2450 →
תְּבַקֶּשׁ־	te.va.kesh-	it seeks	H1245 →
דָּֽעַת׃	Da.'at	knowledge	H1847 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:5
Now 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.
leads to
- Proverbs 2:3–6
  if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Proverbs 3:5–7
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Through
Proverbs 1:5
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
leads to
- Proverbs 9:9
  Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 12:1
  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Through
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
leads to
- Proverbs 1:5
  let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

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.Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.Psalms 119:97–104Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.1 Kings 3:9Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”Proverbs 21:11When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.Proverbs 10:14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.Luke 8:8–10Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?Job 8:10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?Acts 13:7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.Proverbs 15:32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.

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