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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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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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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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14 The (A)heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools 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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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]lips (B)increases learning.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or speech

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him