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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, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,(A)

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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 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(A)

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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 is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

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 mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed 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 For the wise the path of life leads upward,
    in order to avoid Sheol below.(A)

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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 of heart is called perceptive,
    and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

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

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15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
    and the 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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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)

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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 land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent[a] person, honesty endures.(A)

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  1. 28.2 Heb intelligent knowledgeable

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 is wise in self-esteem,
    but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)

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