Have Insight

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.

And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.

“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.

You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.

‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’

Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.

All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.

I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.

But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.

He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.

Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.