Proverbs 9:9

Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The 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.

In Context

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

10The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:12A goldun eere ryng, and a schinynge peerle is he, that repreueth a wijs man, and an eere obeiynge.

Matthew 13:11And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem.

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