Proverbs 1:5 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ 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)

⁵ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Common English Bible

⁵ The wise hear them and grow in wisdom; those with understanding gain guidance.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.

English Standard Version 2016

⁵ Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

Proverbs 1:5 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 25:16

And when he spoke these things, he answered him: Art thou the king's counsellor? Be quiet, lest I kill thee. And the prophet departing said: I know that God is minded to kill thee, because thou hast done this evil, and moreover hast not hearkened to my counsel.

Job 34:10

Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me. Far from God be wickedness: and iniquity from the Almighty.

Job 34:16

If then thou hast understanding, hear what is said: and hearken to the voice of my words.

Job 34:2

Hear ye, wise men, my words, and ye learned, hearken to me:

Job 34:34

Let men of understanding speak to me: and let a wise man hearken to me.

Proverbs 12:1

He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.

Proverbs 14:6

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.

Proverbs 18:15

A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.

Proverbs 19:25

The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.

Proverbs 21:11

When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

Proverbs 8:33

Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.

Proverbs 9:8

Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 9:9

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.

1 Corinthians 10:15

I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say.

Deuteronomy 4:6

And you shall observe, and fulfil them in practice. For this is your wisdom, and understanding in the sight of nations, that hearing all these precepts they may say: Behold a wise and understanding people, a great nation.