Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge. New Living Translation My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge. English Standard Version They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge. Berean Standard Bible They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. King James Bible They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. New King James Version They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. New American Standard Bible “They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. NASB 1995 “They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. NASB 1977 “They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. Legacy Standard Bible They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. Amplified Bible “They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind], And right to those who find knowledge and live by it. Christian Standard Bible All of them are clear to the perceptive, and right to those who discover knowledge. Holman Christian Standard Bible All of them are clear to the perceptive, and right to those who discover knowledge. American Standard Version They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. Aramaic Bible in Plain English All these are plain to him who perceives them and they are right to him who chooses to know them. Brenton Septuagint Translation They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge. Contemporary English Version "If you have understanding, you will see that my words are just what you need. Douay-Rheims Bible They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge. English Revised Version They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. GOD'S WORD® Translation All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge. Good News Translation To those with insight, it is all clear; to the well-informed, it is all plain. International Standard Version Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge. JPS Tanakh 1917 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. Literal Standard Version All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, | And upright to those finding knowledge. Majority Standard Bible They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. New American Bible All of them are straightforward to the intelligent, and right to those who attain knowledge. NET Bible All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge. New Revised Standard Version They are all straight to one who understands and right to those who find knowledge. New Heart English Bible They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge. Webster's Bible Translation They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. World English Bible They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge. Young's Literal Translation All of them are plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse. 9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. 10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.… Cross References Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Treasury of Scripture They are all plain to him that understands, and right to them that find knowledge. Proverbs 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Proverbs 15:14,24 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness… Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Jump to Previous Awake Discerning Faultless Find Finding Intelligent Mind Plain Right Straight Straightforward True. Understandeth Understands UprightJump to Next Awake Discerning Faultless Find Finding Intelligent Mind Plain Right Straight Straightforward True. Understandeth Understands UprightProverbs 8 1. the fame6. and evidence of wisdom 10. The excellence 12. the nature 15. the power 18. the riches 22. and the eternity of wisdom 32. Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (9) They are all plain . . .--Because "the secret of the Lord is (only) with them that fear Him "(Psalm 25:14), and God reveals such things unto them by His Spirit (1Corinthians 2:10), while the "natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him" (ibid., Proverbs 8:14).Verse 9. - They are all plain to him that understandeth. The man who listens to and imbibes the teaching of Wisdom finds these words intelligible, and "to the point." Opening his heart to receive Divine instruction, he is rewarded by having his understanding enlightened; for while "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God" (1 Corinthians 2:14), yet "the secret of the Lord is with them that fear him" (Psalm 25:14), and "mysteries are revealed unto the meek" (Ecclus. 3:19, Complutensian אָ). Right to them that find knowledge (ver. 10). They form an even path without stumbling blocks for those who have learned to discern right from wrong, and are seeking to direct their lives in accordance with high motives. Septuagint, "They are all present (ἐνώπια) to those that understand, and right (ὀρθὰ) to those that find knowledge." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They [are]כֻּלָּ֣ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every all plain נְ֭כֹחִים (nə·ḵō·ḥîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5228: Straightforward, equitable, correct, integrity to the discerning, לַמֵּבִ֑ין (lam·mê·ḇîn) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand and upright וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים (wî·šā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3477: Straight, right to those who find לְמֹ֣צְאֵי (lə·mō·ṣə·’ê) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present knowledge. דָֽעַת׃ (ḏā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge Links Proverbs 8:9 NIVProverbs 8:9 NLT Proverbs 8:9 ESV Proverbs 8:9 NASB Proverbs 8:9 KJV Proverbs 8:9 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:9 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:9 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:9 French Bible Proverbs 8:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:9 They are all plain to him who (Prov. 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