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Proverbs 1:5

let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

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ASV

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

KJV

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'let him listenH8085 →
חָ֭כָםCha.khoma prudent [one]H2450 →
וְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefand let him increaseH3254 →
לֶ֑קַחLe.kachinsightH3948 →
וְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.Vonand a discerning [one]H995 →
תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.Lotwise directionsH8458 →
יִקְנֶֽה׃yik.Nehlet him getH7069 →

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Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.1 Corinthians 10:15I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.Job 34:16If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.Psalms 119:98–100Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.Daniel 12:10Many 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.1 John 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.Job 34:34Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:Luke 11:36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”1 Samuel 25:32–33Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!Job 34:2“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”Exodus 18:24Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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