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Proverbs 9:9
Proverbs 9:9 is verse 9 of Proverbs chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
King James Version
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
World English Bible
Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
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Proverbs 9:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 13:12Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
1 John 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
1 John 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.