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

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

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

“ If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

“ Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

As he talked with him, the king said to him,“ Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said,“ I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.”

David said to Abigail,“ Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.