Proverbs 1:5

Proverbs 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
• New International Version (NIV)let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
• New King James Version (NKJV)A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

Context of Proverbs 1:5

3They will help you to understand how to live a good life. They will teach you how to live as a person who is good, honest and fair. 4They can cause even silly people to become clever. They teach young people what they should know, so that they can live well. Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way. 6People will learn to understand what proverbs and picture stories mean. They will understand the teaching and clever messages of wise people. 7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.

Proverbs 1:5 word by word

יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and will increaseיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• learningלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• and a man of understandingבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• shall attainקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• unto wise counselsתַּחְבֻּלָהtachbûlâh tachbûlâh · counselH8458

Cross-references for Proverbs 1:5

• Proverbs 9:9If you teach a wise person, he will become even more wise. If you teach a righteous person, he will learn whatever you tell him.
• Proverbs 12:1Do you want to know the right way to live? Then you must accept it when people warn you that you have done something wrong. Only stupid people hate it when people warn them.
• Job 34:10So listen to me, you men who understand so much. Almighty God can never do anything that is wrong or wicked!
• Psalms 119:98Your commands make me wiser than my enemies. They are always in my thoughts.
• 1 Corinthians 10:15You are people who think carefully about things. So think about what I am saying to you.
• 1 Samuel 25:32David said to Abigail, ‘I praise the Lord, Israel's God. He has sent you to meet me here today.
• 2 Chronicles 25:16While the prophet was still speaking, the king said to him, ‘We did not choose you to be the king's advisor! If you do not stop speaking, my men will kill you.’ So the prophet stopped. But then he said, ‘I know what God has decided to do. He will destroy you because you have done these bad things and you have not listened to my advice.’

Commentaries on Proverbs 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A wise man wilt hear - I shall not only give such instructions as may be suitable to the youthful and inexperienced, but also to those who have much knowledge and understanding. So said St. Paul: We speak wisdom among them that are perfect. This and the following verse are connected in the old MS. and in Coverdale: "By hearyinge the wyse man shall come by more wysdome; and by experience he shall be more apte to understonde a parable and the interpretation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But it is not for the young only that he writes. The “man of understanding” may gain “wise counsels,” literally, the power to “steer” his course rightly on the dangerous seas of life. This “steersmanship,” it may be noted, is a word almost unique to Proverbs (compare “counsel” in Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 12:5; Proverbs 24:6).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-7This introduction explains the book's purpose and identifies the different audiences it addresses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Such writings the wise, who pursue right ends by right means, will value. learning--not the act, but matter of it. wise counsels--or the art and principles of governing.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 1:5

• Counsel
• Instruction
• Wisdom
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings