Proverbs 1:5

A wise man heringe schal be wisere; and a man vndurstondinge schal holde gouernails.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4that felnesse be youun to litle children, and kunnyng, and vndurstonding to a yong wexynge man.

6He schal perseyue a parable, and expownyng; the wordis of wise men, and the derk figuratif spechis of hem.

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Cross References

Job 34:2Wise men, here ye my wordis, and lerned men, herkne ye me; for the eere preueth wordis,

Job 34:16Therfor if thou hast vndurstondyng, here thou that that is seid, and herkne the vois of my speche.

Proverbs 9:8Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.

Proverbs 12:1He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.

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