Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance

使智慧人听见，增长学问，使聪明人得着智谋，

智慧人听见，增长学问，聪明人得着智谋，

智慧人听见，增长学问，聪明人得着智谋，

使智者听了长学问，明哲听了得指引；

使智慧人听了，可以增长学问，使聪明人听了，可以获得智谋；

让智慧人听了，就增添学问，让有悟性的人得到指引，

使智慧人聽見，增長學問，使聰明人得着智謀，

智慧人聽見，增長學問，聰明人得着智謀，

智慧人聽見，增長學問，聰明人得着智謀，

使智者聽了長學問，明哲聽了得指引；

使智慧人聽了，可以增長學問，使聰明人聽了，可以獲得智謀；

智慧人聽了，可以增長心得；明達人聽了，可以獲得技能，

讓智慧人聽了，就增添學問，讓有悟性的人得到指引，

智者聞之增其學、達者聞之正其趨、

哲者聞此而增其學、明者聞此而益其慧。

哲者聞之、增益學問、明者聞之、開廣智謀、

let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—

Let wise people listen and add to what they have learned. Let those who understand what is right get guidance.

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance—

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

A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

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

a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

A wise[ man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

( Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

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

To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.

You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.

“ Now listen to me if you are wise. Pay attention to what I say.

After all, bright people will tell me, and wise people will hear me say,

“ Listen to me, you who have understanding. Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin! The Almighty can do no wrong.

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.

But the king interrupted him and said,“ Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!” So the prophet stopped with this warning:“ I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

David replied to Abigail,“ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.