Proverbs 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 1:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 1:5 ASV — 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: ”

Proverbs 1:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels: ”

Proverbs 1:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 1:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 1:5 in Context — Proverbs 1

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

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

6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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What Does Proverbs 1:5 Mean?

Proverbs 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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