Proverbs 3:13 · KJV
“Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}”
— Proverbs 3:13
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth.
For the merchandise of it {is} better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs 3 — Context
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth.
13Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}
14For the merchandise of it {is} better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15She {is} more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:32-35
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.
Proverbs 4:5-9
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
1 Kings 10:23-24
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
Proverbs 2:4
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as {for} hid treasures;
1 Kings 10:1-9
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
Proverbs 18:1
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}