Bible verse
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Proverbs 1:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 1.
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
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.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
KJV
A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
ASV
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
ERV
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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