Proverbs 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
  • Job 34:10 : 10 Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.
  • Job 34:16 : 16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.
  • Job 34:34 : 34 Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever. 99 I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word. 100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
  • 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 And David said to Abigail, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised, who sent you to me today: 33 A blessing on your good sense and on you, who have kept me today from the crime of blood and from taking into my hands the punishment for my wrongs.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:6-7
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    86%

    6To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

    7The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Prov 1:2-4
    3 verses
    84%

    2To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

    4To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    9Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

    10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Prov 18:15
    82%

    15The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 5:1
    80%

    1My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 24:5
    80%

    5A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    79%

    21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

    22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

    23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

    5Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 3:13
    78%

    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 19:20
    78%

    20Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 22:17
    77%

    17Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:5
    77%

    5It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Prov 8:33
    76%

    33Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 4:7
    75%

    7The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Job 34:2
    75%

    2Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 19:8
    75%

    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Eccl 1:18
    74%

    18Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

  • Job 12:12
    74%

    12Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Job 34:34
    74%

    34Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Eccl 7:19
    74%

    19Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

  • Prov 4:5
    74%

    5Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 14:15
    74%

    15The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

  • Prov 14:18
    74%

    18Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Job 28:28
    74%

    28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.