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Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,

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let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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13 On (A)the lips of the one who has understanding, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who lacks a heart of wisdom.

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(A)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(B)

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the midst of fools it is merely made known.

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33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

14 The (A)heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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24 The (A)path of life leads upward for the one who has insight
That he may turn away from Sheol below.

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24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]lips (B)increases learning.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or speech

21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

15 The (A)heart of the understanding acquires knowledge,
And the (B)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,
But (B)reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

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25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,(A) and they will gain knowledge.(B)

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By the transgression of a land (A)many are its princes,
But (B)by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.

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When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

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11 The rich man is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands [a]searches him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him

11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

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