Verse 9
Proverbs 9:9
English Revised Version
9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Original Language Text
hebrew
תֵּ֣ן לְ֭/חָכָם וְ/יֶחְכַּם ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝/צַדִּ֗יק וְ/י֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח
English Translation
Give to the wise, and he will become wiser; instruct the righteous, and he will add to his learning.
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Chapter 9 Context
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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
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She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
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She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
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He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth hi...
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Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increas...
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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The foolish woman is clamorous; she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
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To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways,
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to...
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Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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But he knoweth not that the dead are there; that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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