Proverbs 1:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –

Cross References

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more.

1 Corinthians 10:15

I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying.

Job 34:16

If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I have to say.

Job 34:10

Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly.

Job 34:34

Reasonable men will say to me, along with the wise men who hear me,

2 Chronicles 25:16

While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, ‘Have we made you the king’s counsellor? Stop, why should you lose your life? ’ So the prophet stopped, but he said, ‘I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.’

Proverbs 14:6

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,  or the battle to the strong,  or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, “This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.”

Job 34:2

Hear my words, you wise ones, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.

Proverbs 8:33

Listen to instruction and be wise; don’t ignore it.

Proverbs 9:8

Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11

When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.