Proverbs 8:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 8:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 8:9 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 8:9 — KJV
“They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”
— Proverbs 8:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 8:9 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 8:9
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:9: understandeth, find, knowledge
“And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:9: right, find
“Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:9: right, find
“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:9: right, knowledge
“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 8:9: right, knowledge
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