A wise person will hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

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That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

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13 On (A)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.

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  1. Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart

13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 10:13 Hebrew heart.

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

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33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;
[a]But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Or, And in the midst of fools it maketh itself known

14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

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24 The (A)path of life leads upward for the wise,
So that he may keep away from [a]Sheol below.

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  1. Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld

24 To the wise the way of life goeth upward,
That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

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

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
  2. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent;
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

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15 The [a](A)mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
And the (B)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart

15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern

25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

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Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

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  1. Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
  2. Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof;
But by [a]men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

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  1. Proverbs 28:2 Or, a man

11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him

11 The rich man is wise in [a]his own conceit;
But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Hebrew his own eyes.