Proverbs 1:5
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5
The wise will hear and increase their learning,
And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth],(A)
Proverbs 1:5
New American Standard Bible
5 A wise person will hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
Proverbs 10:13
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13
On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.
Proverbs 10:13
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart
Proverbs 14:33
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33
Wisdom rests [silently] in the heart of one who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of [shortsighted] fools is made known.(A)
Proverbs 14:33
New American Standard Bible
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.
Proverbs 15:14
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14
The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.(A)
Proverbs 15:14
New American Standard Bible
14 The (A)mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:24
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24
The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,
That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.(A)
Proverbs 15:24
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld
Proverbs 16:21
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21
The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweet speech increases persuasiveness and learning [in both speaker and listener].
Proverbs 16:21
New American Standard Bible
21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]speech (B)increases [b]persuasiveness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
- Proverbs 16:21 Or learning
Proverbs 18:15
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15
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart
Proverbs 19:25
Amplified Bible
25
Strike a scoffer [for refusing to learn], and the naive may [be warned and] become prudent;
Reprimand one who has understanding and a teachable spirit, and he will gain knowledge and insight.
Proverbs 19:25
New American Standard Bible
25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern
Proverbs 28:2
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2
When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
Proverbs 28:2
New American Standard Bible
2 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
- Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land
Proverbs 28:11
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11
The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.
Proverbs 28:11
New American Standard Bible
11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him
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