Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 1:5
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Berean Standard Bible
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
King James Version
A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
World English Bible
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
American Standard Version
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 1
3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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