Proverbs 1:5
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5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
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- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Proverbs 12:1
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The House of the Righteous Shall Stand
12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 9:9
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.
1 Corinthians 10:15
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15 I speak as to (A)wise men; judge for yourselves what I say.
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Job 34:16
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16 “If you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words:
Job 34:10
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10 “Therefore listen to me, you [a]men of understanding:
(A)Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.
Footnotes
- Job 34:10 men of heart
Psalm 119:98-100
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98 You, through Your commandments, make me (A)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(B)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (C)I understand more than the [a]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
Job 34:34
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34 “Men of understanding say to me,
Wise men who listen to me:
2 Chronicles 25:16
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16 So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?”
Then the prophet ceased, and said, “I know that God has (A)determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
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1 Samuel 25:32-33
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32 Then David said to Abigail: (A)“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! 33 And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have (B)kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
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