Proverbs 2 · Verse 6

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6, King James Version

Proverbs 2:6 in other translations

BSBFor the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
WEBFor the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
ASVFor Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:
YLTFor Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
DARBYFor Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
BBEFor the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
WebsterFor the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

What does Proverbs 2:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. For--God is ready (Jas 1:5; 4:8). out of his mouth--by revelation from Him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 2:1-9

Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does not do away the necessity of our diligence, Joh 6:27 Let them seek, and they shall find it; let them ask, and it shall be given them. Observe who are thus favoured. They are the righteous, on whom the image of God is renewed, which consists in righteousness. If we depend upon God, and…

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Proverbs 2:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe givesH5414
חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
מִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.Pivfrom mouth hisH6310
דַּ֣עַתDa.'atknowledgeH1847
וּתְבוּנָֽה\׃u.te.vu.Nahand understandingH8394

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Cross references for Proverbs 2:6

  • Ephesians 1:17-18

    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  • James 1:5

    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.

  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  • Isaiah 54:13

    And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

  • Job 32:8

    But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  • Psalms 119:98

    Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

  • John 6:45

    It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  • 1 Kings 3:12

    Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

  • Daniel 2:23

    I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  • Psalms 119:104

    Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

  • Isaiah 8:20

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
Ex 31:3; 1Ki 3:9,12; 4:29; 1Ch 22:12; Job 32:8; Isa 54:13; Da 1:17
Da 2:21,23; Lu 21:15; Joh 6:45; Eph 1:17,18; Jas 1:5,17
out.
6:23; 8:5-9; Ps 19:7; 119:98,104; Isa 8:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 2:5

    Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

  • Proverbs 2:6

    For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  • Proverbs 2:7

    He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

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Proverbs 2:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque Jehová da la sabiduría, y de su boca viene el conocimiento y la inteligencia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car l’ Éternel donne la sagesse; de sa bouche procèdent la connaissance et l’intelligence:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Jehova gibt Weisheit; aus seinem Munde kommen Erkenntnis und Verständnis.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia Dominus dat sapientiam, et ex ore ejus prudentia et scientia.