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Let the wise listen and increase their[a] learning;
    let the person of understanding receive guidance

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  1. Proverbs 1:5 The Heb. lacks their

13 Wisdom characterizes the speech[a] of the discerning,
    but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.

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  1. Proverbs 10:13 Lit. Wisdom is found on the lips

33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
    even fools know this.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned

14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools feeds on stupidity.

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24 The way of life leads upward for the wise
    so he may avoid Sheol[a] below.

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  1. Proverbs 15:24 I.e. the realm of the dead

21 The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning,
    and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.

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15 The mind[a] of a discerning person gains knowledge,
    while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Lit. heart

25 If you scourge a scoffer,
    the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
    and he will gain understanding.

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When a land transgresses,
    it gains a succession of leaders,
but with an understanding and knowledgeable man,
    its stability endures.

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11 The rich man may be wise in his own opinion;
    but a discerning, poor man sees through him.

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