Proverbs 1:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance – Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wise also will hear and increase in learning, and the person of understanding will acquire skill and attain to sound counsel [so that he may be able to steer his course rightly]–[Prov. 9:9.] American Standard Version (1901) That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels: Common English Bible The wise hear them and grow in wisdom; those with understanding gain guidance. Catholic Public Domain Version By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments. |
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.’
Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly.
Hear my words, you wise ones, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid.
A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it.
Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.
Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more.
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.
I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying.
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.”