let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –
Proverbs 9:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. Amplified 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. |
let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.
A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ,
I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.