Proverbs 9:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.”
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“Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Giveinstructionto a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 9:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 1 John 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- 1 John 5:13I 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.
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