Proverbs 9:9

In 11 translations

BSB

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

KJV

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

WEB

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

ASV

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

LSV

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, || Make known to the righteous, || And he increases learning.

YLT

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

DBY

Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.

DRC

Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

GNV

Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

JPS

Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

LXXE

Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃

LXX-Br

Δίδου σοφῷ ἀφορμὴν, καὶ σοφώτερος ἔσται· γνώριζε δικαίῳ, καὶ προσθήσει τοῦ δέχεσθαι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
• 1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
• Matthew 13:11–12He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will…
• Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
• 1 John 2:20–21You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
• Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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