Proverbs 1:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 12:1 : 1 He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speake as vnto them which haue vnderstanding: iugde ye what I say.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 And as he talked with him, he said vnto him, Haue they made thee the Kings counseler? cease thou: why should they smite thee? And the Prophet ceased, but said, I knowe that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not obeyed my counsell.
  • Job 34:10 : 10 Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
  • Job 34:16 : 16 And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.
  • Job 34:34 : 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 By thy commaundements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee. 99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
  • 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 Then Dauid said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meete me. 33 And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day fro coming to shed blood, and that mine hand hath not saued me.

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    86%

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

  • Prov 1:2-4
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    84%

    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

    3To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

    4To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

    10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 5:1
    80%

    1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 24:5
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    5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.

  • Prov 2:1-3
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    79%

    1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,

    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

  • Prov 16:21-23
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    79%

    21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 19:20
    78%

    20Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    77%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

    32Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 22:17
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    17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5(7:7) Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    75%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Job 34:2
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    2Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Eccl 1:18
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    18For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.

  • Job 12:12
    74%

    12Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Job 34:34
    74%

    34Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19(7:21) Wisedome shall strengthen the wise man more then ten mightie princes that are in ye citie.

  • Prov 4:5
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    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 14:15
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    15The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.