A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 9:9 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Dugang nga mga bersyonAmplified Bible - Classic Edition Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man (one upright and in right standing with God) and he will increase in learning. American Standard Version (1901) Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. Common English Bible Teach the wise, and they will become wiser; inform the righteous, and their learning will increase. Catholic Public Domain Version Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it. English Standard Version 2016 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. |
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Wise men lay up knowledge: But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.