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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
    that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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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

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
    and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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

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14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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

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24 The path of life leads upward for the wise,
    to keep him from going downward to Sheol.[a]

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  1. 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

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

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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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

15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
    The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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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

25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain 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

In rebellion, a land has many rulers,
    but order is maintained by a man of understanding and 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

11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
    but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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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