Proverbs 1:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

yishma' ḥakam wəyosef leqaḥ wənavon taḥbulot yiqneh

Grammar Details

• *yishma'*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will hear/listen
• *ḥakam*: masculine singular adjective - wise/skillful
• *wəyosef*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will increase
• *leqaḥ*: masculine singular noun - learning/instruction
• *wənavon*: conjunction + niphal participle, masculine singular - and understanding one
• *taḥbulot*: feminine plural noun - guidance/direction/wise counsel
• *yiqneh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will acquire

Word Meanings

• *ḥakam*: wise/skillful/experienced
• *leqaḥ*: learning/instruction/insight
• *navon*: discerning/understanding/intelligent
• *taḥbulot*: guidance/direction/wise counsel/strategies

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• 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:)

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
• Prov 12:1 : 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.
• 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speak to wise people; judge for yourselves what I say.
• 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
• Job 34:10 : 10 Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong.
• Job 34:16 : 16 If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.
• Job 34:34 : 34 Men of understanding declare, and the wise man who hears me says:
• Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.
• 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.